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Discount Colombian airline Wingo announced this week that it will launch two new flights from Bogotá to the Dominican Republic and Curacao.

Avianca beat out beat everyone on the continent, including second-place finisher Azul Airlines, LATAM, Sky Airlines, and Aerolíneas Argentinas.

Wingo believes that this relationship will “support its rapid expansion plans.”

The deal represents an update to Copa's existing order of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and will make Copa “the first airline in Latin America" to operate the 737 Max 10.

A dozen flights marked the culmination of a $75 million USD investment in the primary air travel hub for western Colombia.

Airline improvement in recent years means more Colombians "now consider air travel their first choice when traveling," said Wingo CEO Catalina Bretón.

The new flight will depart Bogotá's El Dorado International Airport at 4:29 am every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

Avianca's filing calls Roberto Kriete of Kingsland a “disloyal director who has worked actively to undermine the company’s strategic goals.”

Details of an alliance between Avianca and United Airlines "are yet to be negotiated," but the Star Alliance carriers are working to formalize a long-term deal.

The potential penalty for each airline could exceed $570,000 USD.