:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/UTYRQSPKUBHX5K64UI66NBYYWM.png "Video: Cancellation of Viva Air flights also caused protests at Rionegro airport (Antioquia) 1")
A difficult situation was experienced on the night of Monday February 27 at the two main air terminals in the country: El Dorado, in Bogotá, and the José María Córdova, in Rionegro (Antioquia), which provides the aeronautical transport service for Medellín, after the airline Viva Air announced that it was suspending operations because Aerocivil did not define its integration with Avianca.
Problems at the José María Córdova airport in Rionegro due to the protest of Viva Air employees
Employees demand a quick fix to save the low-cost airline and their jobs
In fact, the videos have gone viral on social media. in which the protests and annoyance of users of this company who were blocked were highlighted at Antioquia airport.
“#AttentosViajeros | @VivaAirCol reported the cancellation of the following flights from our Airport on the night of Monday February 27: 299 Buenos Aires-Argentina, 461 Sao Paulo-Brazil, 5632 Barranquilla, 5573 Bogotá, 8192 Cartagena, 5977 Cali (sic)”, they published on the official Twitter account of this terminal.
Aerocivil responded to Viva Air which justified the suspension of its operations by not integrating with Avianca
He pointed out that the process was conducted according to the stipulated guidelines and announced that they will guarantee the rights of users.
The airline said in a statement that would suspend its operations in the country after the announcement of the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia (Aerocivil) that there are third parties interested so that this company of low-cost flights is integrated with a company that allows you to overcome the financial crisis you are going through.
“This decision, unprecedented for the entity, will cause further delays in decision-making, therefore Viva is unfortunately forced to announce the suspension of its operations with immediate effect.” underline.
They also recalled that They presented the Colombian government with ample evidence that they were in dire financial straits and would continue negotiations with their creditors. to resume operations.
Closed José María Córdova airport, in Rionegro, Antioquia: there are delays in flights
The runway is covered in fog, which slows down the activity of this terminal which serves the city of Medellín
“The only way to keep flying is for Civil Aeronautics to allow it to be part of a stronger and better capitalized group of airlines.. On the other hand, its decision (…) calls into question the future of low-cost air service in Colombia and endangers the jobs of 5,000 Colombians”, they assured.
The decision also caused a complicated situation in El Dorado de Bogotá where flights were canceled: Lima 431, Buenos Aires 329 and Medellin 5572.
The situation has also transcended borders and in Peru, at Jorge Chávez de Callao International Airport, there were also stranded passengers.
Thanks to social networks, we learned that dozens of passengers had been taken off the plane live air He was ready on the runway for takeoff. According to the complaints of the people concerned, they were removed “without giving them any explanation”.