Nearly a dozen international airlines have announced the opening of 23 new routes to Colombia so far this year

The Colombian aviation industry is back in action, with the South American country resuming flights on 67 per cent of the routes it suspended in 2020 following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearshore Americas reports that nearly a dozen international airlines have announced the opening of 23 new routes to Colombia so far this year. In support of the aviation sector, the Colombian government recently slashed VAT on air tickets from 19 per cent to five per cent.

Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, an investment promotion agency, told Nearshore Americas that, “today we can say that 20 airlines operate connecting eight Colombian destinations with 22 countries, registering a total of 632 weekly air frequencies with an availability of more than 112,000 seats per week”.

US carrier American Airlines has decided to increase air connectivity to Colombia by 145 per cent compared to 2019. The carrier will add more seats to the aircrafts flying from its Miami Hub to the Colombian cities of Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, and Medellin.

Low-cost carrier JetBlue has also resumed flights from New York to Bogota, and similarly Wingo has started operating Cancun -Medellin route.