Wingo To Relaunch Air Service Between Colombia & Venezuela

Following the recent announcement by Venezuela’s National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) to reopen its airspace to flights from Colombian territory, Colombian low cost carrier Wingo has announced that it will resume flights between the two countries, with the first flight slated for October 4 between Bogotá and Caracas. The sale of tickets for this route will begin once the aeronautical authorities approve the itineraries that have already been registered.

Wingo CEO Eduardo Lombana

Prior to the pandemic, Wingo was the only Colombian airline to have a regular air connection between the two countries, offering four flights per week between Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport and Maiquetía Airport, which serves Caracas.

In addition to the restoration of the route between Bogotá and Caracas, Wingo announced two additional routes between Medellín and Caracas, along with a new route between Bogotá-Valencia, once it is approved by INAC, which is expected to open on November 3.

“We celebrate the reopening of skies between Colombia and Venezuela, and we are committed to being a relevant air operator in that market. We are going to start operation between Bogotá and Caracas with the same capacity we had before the pandemic. We will have the capacity that the market demands of us, because we know that it is an essential and necessary air connection when connecting two sister countries.” said Eduardo Lombana, CEO of Wingo.

With the reactivation and launch of these Venezuelan itineraries, Wingo, owned by Panamá’s Copa Airlines, reaches 28 international routes giving it the largest international network of Colombian low-cost carriers.