On this occasion we are going to talk about VivaColombia and its flights to Quito, which were temporarily suspended from 1 May 2017, although initially reportedé which was from 3 of May.
UPDATEÓN 26/07/2018:
Viva Air Colombia was authorized to maintain the suspensionón of their flights to mái love him 31 from December to 2018 exceptionally and úlast time, on his Bogot routeá – Quito and/or Latacunga Bogotá with up 7 weekly frequencies.
Finished the period that startedó the 14 of July, the airíno dutyá restart operations.
UPDATEÓN 26/03/2018:
On the part of the aero authorityáEcuadorian utica, VivaColombia was authorized to temporarily and totally suspend its operating permit.ón between Quito and/or Latacunga – Bogotaá where he flew with until 7 weekly flights:
This suspensionóTemporary n is valid until 13 July 2018, moment where dutyían retomar la operationódo not request an extensionón of this suspensionón. How to speakímasters counted HEREÍ, the airínea has the clear idea of resuming flights to Ecuador, but it isán defining the advantages of flying to Quito or Latacunga.
It was known from a very good sourceó that the aerosolínea plans to resume its flights to Quito from July of this toñO 2018. We will expand…
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from this 3 of May @VivaColombiaco temporarily suspended, until January 2018, your route to #Quito from #Bogotaá. start routeó the 11/12/2014 ✈️ pic.twitter.com/5TClUkC8vv
— Nicolás Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) March 30, 2017
La suspensionón of this route was dueó mainly because the aerosolínea transfirió 2 Airbus A320 aircraft to its new subsidiary Viva Air Perú that operates in the neighbor país from the 9 from May of this same toñO and for this same reason VivaColombia found it necessary to reduce the frequency in some destinations or close other services.éstics in Colombia like Leticia, Cartagena, Cali, Barranquilla and stopping direct flights from Bogotá to Miami and now he does it from Medellín. Some of these destinations were closed before this plane transfer, but we can speculate that it goes for the same líneed and need.
Another imminent factor is the occupationón or profitability of the routes, where Quito is included. the airínea flew to the Ecuadorian capital with up to 4 weekly flights (Monday, miércoles, friday and sunday) since december 2014, when it initially operatedó 3 weekly flights with projectionón to gradually increase the supply according toún the market responds to a new low cost concept, where VivaColombia was the first airlineínew to operate this modality in Ecuador.
With the need to share planes with Viva Air Perú, Quito was one of the destinations to be cut, which added to fewer planes in Colombia and possibly lower occupancy.ón por la llegada de nuevos competidores en la ruta Bogotá To Quito, deadlineó determining this suspensionón.
Now, During this week it was learned that the AerolíNea is authorized to suspendón of the frequency Bogota and/or Latacunga and/or Quito and Bogotá with up 7 weekly flights until 7 October 2017:
7 Suspended permit expires in Octoberóroute number #Bogotaá #Quito from @VivaColombiaco, later dutyá extender, cancel or return to operating route. pic.twitter.com/oyWnfYApiD
— Nicolás Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) September 12, 2017
After this period, the airíno dutyá get back on the route, ask for an extensionón of suspension timeóno time limit or cancel your operating permitón. As has happened before with these temporary suspensions, lo máWhat is likely to happen is that it will be definitive and they will not return with their route to Quito as has happened in other cases, but new informationón practically ensures that beingán returning to the route, very probably, in December as reportedó Quiport at the time:
Before the suspension period expiresón route #Bogotaá #Quito, @VivaColombiaco requesting renovationón on this route with 7 weekly flights ✈ pic.twitter.com/ZPkjldTiQo
— Nicolás Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) September 14, 2017
This beingía clear indication of the reopening of the route, that as it was said, couldíto occur in December, for then and since 2 months, VivaColombia has added new aircraft to its fleet and will allow itíto resume some closed and Quito, city that was his second international destination.
