EasyFly

EasyFly S.A. is a regional carrier that operates in Colombia. Its main focus is to serve intermediate cities and those not served by other carriers. Operations started in October 2007, with one British Aerospace Jetstream 41 aircraft. Its main base is El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá. Alfonso Ávila, the founder of EasyFly, was also one of the founders of Aero República in 1992.

Not to be confused with EasyJet.
EasyFly
Empresa Aérea de Servicios y Facilitación Logística Integral
IATA ICAO Callsign
VE EFY EASYFLY
Founded2006
Commenced operationsOctober 10, 2007
Operating bases
Fleet size16
Destinations22
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Key peopleAlfonso Ávila (Founder)
Websiteeasyfly.com.co

History

The airline was founded in 2006 by Alfonso Ávila and other partners. Its first aircraft have been acquired through the leasing system. After having 9 approved routes, operations began in October 10, 2007 with only two routes: Barrancabermeja and Arauca from Bogotá.

Between November 2007 and January 2008, new routes were inaugurated to the cities of Armenia, Cartago, Yopal, Ibague and Villavicencio.

During 2010, 7 aircraft entered the fleet and in 2012 a new base was inaugurated at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport.

In 2019, the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 left the fleet and gave way to a fleet entirely composed of ATRs.

Destinations
A former EasyFly BAe Jetstream 41 at El Dorado International Airport
As of April 2019
Regular destinationsCenters of operations
CountryCitiesIATAICAOAirports BOGEOHBGACLOOthers
 Colombia ApartadóAPOSKLCAntonio Roldán Betancourt Airport •UIB
AraucaAUCSKUCSantiago Pérez Airport •CUC
ArmeniaAXMSKXMEl Edén International Airport •
BogotáBOGSKBOAeropuerto Internacional El Dorado --
BucaramangaBGASKBGPalonegro International Airport ••--
CaliCLOSKCLAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport --
CartagenaCTGSKCGRafael Núñez International Airport •
CorozalCZUSKCZLas Brujas Airport •
CúcutaCUCSKCCCamilo Daza International Airport ••AUC
FlorenciaFLASKFLGustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport •
IbaguéIBESKIBPerales Airport ••
ManizalesMZLSKMZLa Nubia Airport ••
MedellínEOHSKMDOlaya Herrera Airport •--
MedellínMDESKRGJosé María Córdova International Airport MTR, PEI
MonteríaMTRSKMRLos Garzones Airport •BAQ, CTG, MDE
NeivaNVASKNVBenito Salas Airport ••
PereiraPEISKPEMatecaña International Airport •••MDE
PopayánPPNSKPPGuillermo León Valencia Airport •
Puerto AsísPUUSKASTres de Mayo Airport ••
QuibdóUIBSKUIEl Caraño Airport ••APO
ValleduparVUPSKVPAlfonso López Pumarejo Airport •
YopalEYPSKYPEl Alcaraván Airport ••
Total: 22 destinations, 34 routes 810656

Fleet

Current Fleet
An EasyFly ATR 42-500
An Easyfly ATR 42-600

The EasyFly fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2021):[1][2]

EasyFly fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-500 2 — 48
ATR 42-600 9 2 48
ATR 72-600 5 — 68
Total 16 2

Former Fleet

Easyfly previously operated the following aircraft:

EasyFly former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 6 2007 2019

Accidents and incidents
  • On March 26, 2012, EasyFly Flight 8697, a British Aerospace Jetstream 41, presented a hydraulic fluid spill during the flight. The aircraft landed without complications in José María Córdoba International Airport. The causes of the incident are being investigated.[3]
  • On October 15, 2020, EasyFly Flight 9069, an ATR 42-600 (registered HK-5310) collided with a jet bridge at Palonegro International Airport. It is speculated that it was a brake failure, however the aircraft was approaching in a prohibited trajectory for this type of turboprop aircraft. According to Caracol Radio, "an irregular procedure by the pilot" caused the incident, there were no injuries.[4]

In 2018 easyGroup, licensor of the easyJet brand began legal proceedings against EasyFly and Honduras-based EasySky over use of the "easy" prefix.[5]

An unconnected Dhaka-based cargo airline, Easy Fly Express, branded as "easyFly" was also pursued by easyGroup. In April 2019, EasyGroup statement focused on this case indicated a claim against Colombia's EasyFly was ongoing.[6]

References
  1. "EasyFly signs for five ATR -600s". ATR. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Easyfly Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. EasyFly Flight 8697 incident report in Spanish
  4. "HK-5310 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. "Easygroup lauches legal challenge against airlines for 'brand theft'" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "Brand thief's use of easy logos without permission from easyGroup and Sir Stelios forced to stop!" (PDF). easy.com. easyGroup. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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