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Viva Air Captures Market Share During Pandemic, Now 2nd Largest Colombian Airline

Viva Air increased its market share in Colombia from 15 to 24% in 2020, despite the Coronavirus Pandemic and complete closure of Colombian airspace from March to October

Posted OnJanuary 18, 2021

, ByLoren Moss

Viva Air’s Director of Airports & Control Center Alex Cipagauta

Viva Air Relaunches Medellín, Colombia – Lima, Peru Nonstop Flights

After a hiatus of almost 7months without commercial flights between Medellín, Colombia and Lima, Peru, low-cost carrier Viva Air is restarting nonstop flights between the two Andean cities.

Posted OnDecember 21, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Viva Air Opens New Operations Base In Cali, Colombia; Adds New Routes To Barranquilla & Santa Marta

Medellín based international low-cost air carrier Viva Air has added Cali, Colombia as a base of operations (in effect, a mini-hub), stationing two Airbus A320 Aircraft at Cali’s international airport, and adding new routes between Cali and both Barranquilla & Santa Marta, on...

Posted OnDecember 8, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Juan Diego Zapata will join the Viva Air Group as the new Director of Sales and Distribution.

Juan Diego Zapata Joins Viva Air As Director Of Sales & Distribution

Viva Air has appointed Juan Diego Zapata as the new Director of Sales and Distribution to work closely with travel agencies and other travel and tourism industry actors to consolidate Viva’s position in both the tourist and corporate segments.

Posted OnNovember 30, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Book Review-The Viva Effect: How The Irreverent Turned Dreams Into An Airborne Reality (Spanish Version: El Efecto Viva)

The book starts off with a glowing account of the airline’s creation, almost superlative in its description of the personalities involved. However, in the second half the book takes a frank and candid tone when approaching the airline’s growing pains, internal conflict among the...

Posted OnNovember 11, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Viva Air group presents Felix Antelo as its new CEO. (Credit: Viva Air)

Viva Air Carries Over 100,000 Passengers With 80% Load Factor In First Month Of Colombian Airspace Reopening

Viva Air Is selling tickets for as low as $15,49 USD one-way, and has announced that it has carried over 100,000 passengers in the first month of Colombian airspace reopening. The airline remains in growth-mode despite the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Posted OnNovember 2, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Viva Air Launches 2 New Routes From Cali To Barranquilla & Santa Marta, Colombia

While other Colombian airlines cling to life in bankruptcy courts, low cost carrier Viva Air remains in growth mode; this week announcing new routes between Cali, Colombia and the coastal cities of Santa Marta & Barranquilla. In just one year, the Rionegro (Medellín) based...

Posted OnOctober 27, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Viva Air Trolls Avianca For Violating In-Flight Biosafety Protocols With Onboard Brass Band Then Bragging About It On Twitter.

UPDATE: TheColombian government has launched an investigation into Avianca - When Avianca pulled a publicity stunt to have musicians on board perform a brass serenade for passengers and then posted it on Twitter, rival airline Viva Air was quick to call their competitor out for...

Posted OnOctober 6, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Superintendent of Transportation, Camilo Pabón Almanza.

Colombia’s Transportation Ministry Investigates Viva Air Voucher Policy

Colombia's Superintendent of Transportation is looking into complaints regarding the expiration date and use policy of some travel vouchers issued by Viva Air during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The airline says it is cooperating, and has already revised its redemption policy.

Posted OnSeptember 18, 2020

, ByLoren Moss

Colombian Government Announces Biosafety Protocols For Arriving International Travelers

Travelers arriving to Colombia must present a negative result of a PCR test for Covid-19 taken no longer than 96 hours before the stipulated time of travel and whoever has symptoms associated with Covid-19 will not be allowed to get on board.

Posted OnSeptember 18, 2020

, ByLoren Moss