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Viva Air suspends its operations, travelers reported flight cancellationsThrough a statement, the company Viva Air air announced the suspension of all its operations nationwide.

Hundreds of people were stranded by the airline’s immediate suspension of operations.

The company Viva Air air announced on Monday night the suspension of all its operations nationwide. This decision is made after the ‘low cost’ airline presented a financial crisis and asked the Civil Aeronautics to receive Viva Air on a larger airline.

“Today, Civil Aeronautics issued a Communication acknowledging the interests of various third parties regarding Viva’s urgent request to allow its integration with a stronger and larger group of airlines. This unprecedented decision on the part of the entity, given as This has resulted in further delays in making a decision, which is why Viva is unfortunately forced to announce the suspension of its operations with immediate effect,” the airline’s statement said.

Faced with this situation, the Civil Aeronautics responded that it would ensure, together with the Transportation Superintendence, respect for the rights of users, who, by the way, were surprised that their flights would not operate while they were already at their respective airports.

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08:04

Passengers ask to be assigned new flights

Those affected ask that the airline take responsibility and can with other companies so that they can reassign their flights and they can reach their destination.

Viva Air passenger problems in Barranquilla.

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Jaime Garcia / EL TIEMPO

07:54 a.m.

The response of the Embassy of Peru

Unlike the people who go to Argentina, the passengers who go to Peru received a response from the Embassy.

According to one of the testimonies, the elderly and those with minor children were relocated to a lodging; however, they have not been assigned flights.

Passengers affected by Viva Air protest at the country’s airports

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@mauriciomorenofoto

07:44 a.m.

No answers for the passengers

People point out that the airline is not responsible for canceled flights. Some received their money back, but point out that this solution does not work for them, because the prices are different.

Viva Air suspends its operations, travelers reported flight cancellations

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@mauriciomorenofoto

07:15

Tension rises: rocks at the airport

The Police had to intervene after some jostling between the passengers. The protesters grabbed the turnstiles and yelled for flights to be assigned.

Problems at El Dorado airport

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@mauriciomorenofoto

6:20 a.m.

Aeronáutica Civil asks for help from other airlines

The state agency in charge of the control and regulation of civil aviation called an emergency unified command post at 7 am

At this meeting, I would ask each airline to provide a list of available seats to try to provide a solution for passengers who were stranded at different airports.

6:15 a.m.

The situation in Medellin

As in the country’s capital, passengers who met at the José María Córdoba airport, in Rionegro, protest.

6:00 am

Passengers block Migration

In Bogotá, those people who had scheduled flights with Viva Air and had to spend the night at the El Dorado airport prevented Immigration from passing.

Videos on social media show them chanting “fix, fix”.

Passengers of the airline Viva Air protest at the El Dorado airport in Bogotá for the cancellation of flights.

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– Aviation to the Day (@aviacion_al_dia) February 28, 2023

@elojodlanoche @ciudadtv Good evening, I want to denounce this situation that is taking place at the El Dorado Airport, I am not tagging viva Air because I deleted my tweets, flights to Buenos Aires and Lima were canceled at the last minute, a lot of people were affected. pic.twitter.com/UmyM72nTco

— ᥣіss ᥣᥲgᥙᥒᥲ 🌼 (@liss_laguna) February 28, 2023