Viva Air LIVE: situation of Peruvian passengers stranded in the airports of Lima, Cusco and Colombia due to the closure of the airline

Through an internal press release, the company Viva Air explained that those who would take advantage of this option would receive the payment of all work debts incurred, plus a retirement bonus, which would be dealt with by mutual agreement. This option, the document specifies, is aimed at airline employees who have a fixed and indefinite term contract.

There Mediator launched an urgent appeal to the Indecopi authorities to identify the people affected by this closure, which took place without notice.

“Given the suspension of Viva Air Peru operations, there is an urgent need for Indecopi to identify those affected at domestic and foreign airports to schedule urgent civic flights in coordination with Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (1/2)”, specifies the first publication of his thread on Twitter.

In this line, he asks to prioritize the registration of the most vulnerable people, and those who urgently need to be transferred.

Through a short statement and after several hours in which passengers denounced that they were stranded at the airport Jorge Chavez after learning that the airline live air canceled its operations in Peru, the Ministry of Transport and Communications it was pronounced and informed the public that they were going to initiate administrative proceedings against the airline.

The airline company Colombian “Low cost” Viva Air suspended operations on February 27, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded in various countries.

“Viva is unfortunately forced to announce the suspension of its operations with immediate effect,” read a message posted on the airline’s website, where flights to their destinations are no longer available in Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Peru.

Through a report on Exitosa radio, it was learned that a passenger had sent a letter to the Peruvian authorities asking for the support of a humanitarian flight so that around 100 Peruvians could return to their native country after the cancellation. operations of the airline Viva Air. .

In the letter, the discomfort of the passengers is expressed, but above all the concern, because it is a large number of Peruvians who do not have the financial support to stay in the Colombian country.

Through a press release, Viva Air clarified its radical decision.

The airline issued a statement on Monday, February 27, explaining the reasons for the cancellations of its operations both in Peru and in other countries. The statement states that:

Today (February 27), the Civil Aeronautics of Colombia issued a communication recognizing the interests of various third parties regarding Viva’s urgent request to allow its integration into a stronger and broader group of airlines. This unprecedented decision by the entity will lead to further delays in decision-making, for which Viva is forced to announce, unfortunately, the suspension of its operations with immediate effect. While operations are suspended, Viva will endeavor to preserve its ability to restart operations at a later date, assuming the Colombian Aeronáutica Civil immediately approves the ongoing alliance.

Elsewhere in this statement, they say, “We appreciate the support that our travelers, allies, collaborators, suppliers and media have shown Viva. Unfortunately, we are at this point due to repeated delays by Colombian civil aeronautics and its failure to recognize that what is best for Viva is also for all travelers. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished so far and the decisions we’ve made to put Viva and its travelers at the center of everything we do. We remain hopeful that Colombian civil aeronautics will take immediate action to ensure that Viva continues to paint the skies yellow.