Colombia: Viva launches five destinations, fourteen domestic and two international routes in March

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In March, Viva will undertake one of the largest expansions in its history, including landing in Armenia (AXM), Neiva (NVA), Pasto (PSO), Valledupar (VUP) and Villavicencio (VCV) in Colombia; and Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic.

It will also launch 14 new domestic routes, adding 44 domestic connections in 18 destinations in Colombia, with an offer of 8,148 new seats per week.

On the other hand, the company will land in Punta Cana (PUJ), Dominican Republic, with flights from Medellín (MDE) and will connect Cali (CLO) with Cancún (CUN), Mexico.

The new domestic connections will be as follows:

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From To Frequencies  Start Competition
Bucaramanga (BGA) Santa Marta (SMR) 2 weekly flights March 29 None
Cali (CLO) Montería (MTR) 3 weekly flights March 29 None
Cartagena (CTG) Armenia (AXM) 3 weekly flights March 25 None
Cartagena (CTG) Cúcuta (CUC) 3 weekly flights March 28 None
Cartagena (CTG) Neiva (NVA) 4 weekly flights March 23 None
Cartagena (CTG) Pasto (PSO) 3 weekly flights March 29 None
Cartagena (CTG) Villavicencio (VVC) 3 weekly flights March 27 None
Medellín (MDE) Armenia (AXM) 4 weekly flights March 28 Easyfly (15 weekly flights)
Medellín (MDE) Pasto (PSO) 3 weekly flights March 29 SARPA (4 weekly flights), Easyfly (2 weekly flights)
Medellín (MDE) Pereira (PEI) 5 weekly flights March 18 Easyfly (40 weekly flights), LATAM (10 weekly flights)
Medellín (MDE) Riohacha (RCH) 3 weekly flights March 19 Avianca (3 weekly flights), SARPA (3 weekly flights)
Medellín (MDE) Valledupar (VUP) 2 weekly flights March 30 Easyfly (3 weekly flights), SARPA (3 weekly flights)
Medellín (MDE) Villavicencio (VVC) 3 weekly flights March 27 Eaysfly (6 weekly flights), SARPA (3 weekly flights)
San Andres (ADZ) Armenia (AXM) 3 weekly flights March 30 None

*Easyfly’s flights include Rionegro (MDE) and Olaya Herrera (EOH) airports.

Rionegro International Airport, Medellín, will be where it will have Viva’s biggest incursion, where it will have competition in its six new destinations. In 2021, competitors moved:

– Pereira: 148,220 passengers
– Armenia: 46,855 passengers
– Riohacha: 22,848 passengers
– Pasto: 22,602 passengers
– Valledupar: 16,065 passengers
– Villavicencio: 15,234 passengers

The new international connections will be as follows:

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From To Frequencies  Start Competition
Medellín (MDE) Punta Cana (PUJ) 4 weekly flights March 18 Avianca (6 weekly flights), Wingo (3 weekly flights)
Cali (CLO) Cancún (CUN) 4 weekly flights March 22 Wingo (3 weekly flights)

In 2021, its rivals moved 45,922 passengers between Medellin and Punta Cana; and between Cancun and Cali 23,683 travelers.

Viva currently operates nine Airbus A320ceo and eleven Airbus A320neo aircraft, with 24 additional NEO aircraft pending delivery.

According to data obtained by Aviacionline through AeroCivil, VIVA transported 5,182,382 passengers in 2021, being 18.66% higher than 2019 when it mobilized 4,367,227 passengers. The results represent 21% of the market share, positioning it as the third largest Colombian airline.

See also: Carolina Vigil: Viva Perú will not close and bets on international operations

Gastón Sena
Gastón Sena
Coordinador Editorial de Aviacionline. Contacto: gaston.sena@aviacionline.com Para consultas o pedidos editoriales, por favor escribir a redaccion@aviacionline.com // For editorial inquiries or requests please write to redaccion@aviacionline.com

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