Viva Air Colombia

Fast Colombia S.A.S., trading as Viva Air Colombia (formerly VivaColombia) is a Colombian low-cost airline based in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia.[2] It is a subsidiary of Irelandia Aviation and third largest airline in the country.[3] It is not legally affiliated with Mexico's VivaAerobús, a fellow low-cost carrier co-founded by Irelandia and uses the "Viva" brand.[4]

Viva Air Colombia
IATA ICAO Callsign
VH VVC VIVACOLOMBIA
FoundedSeptember 16, 2009
Commenced operationsMay 25, 2012
AOC #9B2F646F
Hubs
Focus cities
AllianceVivaAerobús
SubsidiariesViva Air Perú
Fleet size22
Destinations15
Parent companyIrelandia Aviation
HeadquartersRionegro, Antioquia, Colombia
Key peopleWilliam N.A. Shaw, Juan E. Posada, Gabriel Migowski, Frederik Jacobsen (founders)
Félix Antelo (CEO)
Websitewww.vivaair.com/co

History

The airline is part of the investment fund Irelandia Aviation. Irelandia is the world's leading low-cost airline developer, led by Declan Ryan, current Chairman of the Viva Air group, one of the founders of Ryanair. Irelandia has successfully developed 6 low-cost airlines in the world, being them Ryanair, Tiger Airways Australia, Allegiant Air, Viva Aerobus, Viva Air Colombia and Viva Air Perú. Irelandia currently owns 100% of its shares.

In 2017, Viva Air Perú, its Peruvian subsidiary airline, was launched and with which the expansion process throughout Latin America continues.

In April 2018 it changed its name from VivaColombia to Viva Air Colombia to expand its model in Latin America and within the expansion plan Santa Marta was announced as the third center of operations in Colombia. The operations center was enabled in October 2018 with routes that were not covered by other airlines such as Santa Marta, San Andrés, Bucaramanga, and Pereira. This operations center will be assigned two aircraft initially.[5]

Destinations
A Viva Air Colombia Airbus A320-200 at El Dorado International Airport in 2012

Viva Air Colombia serves the following destinations:[6]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International AirportPlanned
ColombiaApartadóAntonio Roldan Betancourt Airport
ColombiaBarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International Airport
ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International AirportHub
ColombiaBucaramangaPalonegro International Airport
ColombiaCartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport
ColombiaCucutaCamilo Daza International Airport
ColombiaLeticiaAlfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport
ColombiaMedellinJosé María Córdova International AirportHub
ColombiaMonteriaLos Garzones Airport
ColombiaPereiraMatecaña International Airport
ColombiaRiohachaAlmirante Padilla Airport
ColombiaSan AndrésGustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
ColombiaSanta MartaSimón Bolívar International AirportHub
EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportPlanned[7]
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport[1]
United StatesMiamiMiami International Airport

Fleet

At first, Viva Air Colombia had two options for operation of aircraft: the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320. In a press conference on November 10, 2011, it was announced to the public that in 2012, the aircraft chosen will be the A320 fitted with CFM engines high performance for the airline's better economy and improved consumer prices. They serve 23 routes within Colombia and 2 international destinations to Lima and Miami.[8]

The Viva Air Colombia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2020):[9]

Viva Air Colombia Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 18 — 188
Airbus A320neo 4 — 186
Total 22 —

References
  1. "VivaColombia confirms Panama and Peru services and new base at Bogota in 2014 - CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  2. "Viva Colombia volará a Bucaramanga". www.vanguardia.com.
  3. https://www.financecolombia.com/while-the-global-aviation-industry-faces-crisis-viva-air-remains-in-growth-mode-exclusive-interview-with-ceo-felix-antelo/
  4. Moss, Loren (27 February 2020). "Irelandia Aviation To Grant Equity Ownership To All Viva Air Employees". Finance Colombia. Finance Colombia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. "Viva Air inaugurated its base of operations in Santa Marta". October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
  7. "Viva Air plans to fly Guayaquil". February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  8. flightglobal.com
  9. "Viva Air Colombia Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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Media related to Viva Colombia at Wikimedia Commons

  1. "VivaColombia llegará pronto a Popayán".
  2. VivaColombia new airline
  3. Dinero. "vivacolombia prepara para volar bajos costos". vivacolombia prepara para volar bajos costos.
  4. "VivaColombia volará a bajo costo desde Rionegro".
  5. ""El Edén debería operar 'low cost'": Viva Colombia".
  6. "Compañías aéreas que vuelan a Popayán". sugue.com.co.
  7. "True Low Cost prices for Colombia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  8. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
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