Peruvians stuck in Colombia | Fountain: PTR
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On Tuesday, more than 100 Peruvians were stranded at Eldorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, after Colombian airline Viva Air suspended operations.
Pati Colan with a scheduled flight to Viva Airpointed to RPP News that the airline does not react in any way to the suspension of flights, so we contacted the Consulate General of Peru in Bogota operate a humanitarian flight.
“We are 101 registered Peruvians, yesterday we completed the task of registering all the victims one by one,” he said.
In addition, he stated that he already had an appointment on Tuesday to speak with the Consul General of Peru in Bogota.
“There are no flights, the number of seats is limited, and we are scared, we demand that the airline give us an answer, in any case, so that the consul will help us,” he said.
“All Screens Canceled”
Pati Colan pointed out that the Consulate General of Peru in Bogota he managed to find accommodation for his family and other Peruvians as the children suffered from freezing temperatures at night in Bogotá.
“We belong to a family, we are 15 people, including eight adults and five over 65 years old, who arrived in Bogota with a transfer. Our flight arrived from Punta Cana with a change in Medellin and there was a change and they transferred us from Medellin to Bogotá. The plane was full. From there, yesterday we allegedly flew from Bogota to Lima, arrived for registration, and it was canceled, all screens were canceled, ”he said.
Financial difficulties
Low cost Colombian airline Live air suspended work on Monday due to financial problems, the company said in a statement.
“Live forced to announce, unfortunately, the suspension of its activities with immediate effect,” reads a message posted on the airline’s website, where tickets to destinations in Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Peru are no longer available.
With a 15% market share in Colombia and a subsidiary in Peru, Live air filed for bankruptcy under Colombian law earlier this month.
Since April last year, the company has been seeking government approval to integrate with Avianca, Colombia’s largest airline with 32% of the market, arguing that it is “the only way” to overcome the financial problems it faces. Pandemic, he said. Live Air in your statement.
The government did not authorize the merger and on Monday admitted that a group of five airlines, including Aerolíneas Argentinas, LATAM and Chile’s JetSmart, were interfering in the process to protect “free economic competition.”
In accordance with Live This decision will introduce “new delays” to the eventual integration and force it to suspend operations.
(According to AFP)
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