Low Cost Airline VIVACOLOMBIA launches first U.S flights

Consul General of Colombia Marta Lucía Jaramillo Martínez, Miami-Dade Aviation Deputy Director Ken Pyatt, VivaColombia Co-Founder Juan Emilio Posada and  ProColombia Executive Director Luis German Restrepo cutting the ceremonial ribbon.

Consul General of Colombia Marta Lucía Jaramillo Martínez, Miami-Dade Aviation Deputy Director Ken Pyatt, VivaColombia Co-Founder Juan Emilio Posada and ProColombia Executive Director Luis German Restrepo cutting the ceremonial ribbon.

(MIAMI, December 3, 2015) – International low-cost carrier VivaColombia launched its first service in the United States yesterday when it began flights between Miami International Airport and Medellín, Colombia. The budget carrier, which already serves 11 cities in Colombia and three other destinations in Latin America, will also begin Miami-Bogotá service on December 16. The new flights will utilize 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.

“We are proud to welcome VivaColombia to our growing roster of airlines, and to provide our travelers with another travel option to Medellín and Bogotá,” said Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. González. “With nearly 1.3 million passengers annually, Colombia is our second-busiest international market, and we look forward to serving more travelers on these popular routes with VivaColombia.”

VivaColombia’s Miami-Medellín flights, which operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arrive in Miami at 10:10 a.m. and depart to Medellín at 11:50 a.m. The Miami-Bogotá schedule, which will also operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, will arrive in Miami at 7:05 p.m. and depart to Bogotá at 8:35 p.m.

VivaColombia is Colombia’s second-largest airline, the nation’s leading budget carrier, and MIA’s sixth international low-cost carrier.

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