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The inaugural flight on the new route will take off on November 17 and tickets will continue being sold for weekend-only travel through April 28 of next year

During the first year, the carrier expects to transport some 31,000 passengers between Miami and Santa Marta, which it has named its third hub in Colombia.

“To reach 94 million, it is necessary to continue strengthening the airport infrastructure,” said Juan Carlos Salazar, director of Aerocivil.

The largest cause of the decline was a prolonged strike this fall by more than half of the Colombian pilots working for Avianca.

The Santiago-based airline expects to transport some 33,000 people on this route per year.

SAI supports ground operations including aircraft dispatch, engine starting, counter check-in, and cabin cleaning.

"Inaction is not an option," said John Kelly, head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a warning to international airports.

Aerocivil says it received an average of 18 complaints per day during the Semana Santa period, less than half of the 45-per-day average in 2016.

There were no injuries to any of the four crew on board, but one of El Dorado’s runways remained closed for roughly two hours.

The flight will depart José María Córdova each day at 12:18 pm and arrive in Montería at 1:18 pm. The return leg will leave Los Garzones Airport at 2:00 pm and land at 3:00 pm.