Wingo launches two new international routes from Medellín
Wingo launches two new international routes from José María Córdova Airport serving Medellín. These are the flights between Medellin and Havana and Medellin-Aruba. Both routes will start sales in the next few days with promotional launch rates and will have their inaugural flights on October 1.
With the launch of these two routes, Wingo reaches 23 international routes, thus consolidating itself as the Colombian low cost airline with the largest number of routes operated abroad.
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These two international routes are added to the international network offered by Wingo from Medellin, which includes flights to Panama City, Cancun, Punta Cana and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. In this way, the airline will offer six international routes that allow Medellín residents to enjoy these Caribbean destinations directly and without the need to make a stopover.
“Medellín is an important market for us and that is why we are growing in this city, offering more connectivity alternatives for its inhabitants. These two launches mean a lot to Wingo because we are going to grow our international offer by 50% from the José María Córdova, going from four to six international routes. We will continue with the commitment to provide more and better options, mainly in the international market, so that Antioquians can enjoy those dream destinations at low cost and with a cool service scheme,” said Jorge Jiménez, Commercial and Planning Director. of Wingo.
Medellín – Havana, connected for the first time
Wingo will operate the first regular route between Medellin and Havana in history. This route will have 2 weekly flights, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will have its inaugural flight on October 1, 2022. In total, the airline will make about 3,000 seats available to the market per month between the Medellin – Havana routes. – Medellin.
The airline will start selling this route in the next few days with promotional launch rates of USD 125 each way.
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“The Cuban Ministry of Tourism and its embassy in Colombia receive this route with great enthusiasm, which will serve to further increase the flow of passengers. To support its commercialization, we will be organizing a promotional caravan in this area of Colombia in August”, assured Mariano Fernández, representative of the Cuban Ministry of Tourism in Colombia.
Medellín – Aruba, more chairs for the Happy Island of the Caribbean
Similarly, the Medellin-Aruba route will have 2 flights a week that will be operated on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The flights will begin next Saturday, October 1, when Wingo makes available about 3,000 seats per month between both routes: Medellín – Aruba – Medellín.
The airline will start selling this route soon with promotional launch fares starting at USD 94 each way.
Added to the launch of these two routes to the Caribbean is the increase in capacity on the Medellín – Panama route, which from October 2022 will go from seven weekly frequencies to ten flights per week. This increase in the airline’s operation is due to the allocation of a new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, with capacity for 186 passengers, which will have this airport serving Medellín as its base of operations.
In addition, it is important to add that said increase in the operation allows the airline to add its hiring of pilots, cabin crew and maintenance technicians in this operations base, with which it contributes to the consolidation of eastern Antioquia as a talent center. specialized in aviation and as a benchmark for Colombia and Latin America.
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