Finally, the Aerocivil from Colombia gave the resolutionón where you authorize the integrationón enters Viva and Avianca, but there are conditions that will haveíyet to be accepted.
They passed close to 9 months since it startedó this process or request for both aerolíintegration linese under the same company with the aim of saving Viva from a complex situationófinancial n.
This integrationón of the main aerolícolombian nea, Avianca, and the third in participationómarket number, Viva, soupíto a great concernón for regulatory entities due to a concentrationón of the market to leaveíto Avianca with about the 60% from the market toéreo de Colombia.
Precisely, this concernón demoró the process and tookó a la suspensionón of Viva operations last February due to the impossibility of meeting its financial commitments and lack of liquidity, but finally the authority aeronáutica de Colombia has given a definitive response to this request.
Aerocivil says yesí, but there are conditions for Avianca
In a brief statement público, despite the fact that the resolutionón officer has almost 200 págassed, el Aerocivil if you pronounceó at the request of Viva and Avianca, which authorizes the integrationón, but conditionánding to compliance with various structural and behavioral remedies to ensure the following:
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That the rights of VIVA users are respected, their tickets for canceled flights will be refunded and they will beallow those who have pending tickets to fly execute. In any case, dutyán respond to VIVA passengers affected by the company's unilateral decisions to cease operations.
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Uncover itón of the slots that imply aggravating the situationón of concentrationón in the strips máthe defendants (prime) for both the Summer and Winter seasons, both in departures and arrivals, with the propónot to increase the entry barriers that access to the El Dorado Airport infrastructure generates in this market.
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Maintain VIVA's low-cost scheme as an optionón regarding transportationéreo, that materializes options for service userséreo.
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Uncover itón of frequencies on the Bogot routeá Aires, which is particularly impacted Buenos Aires.
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keep a líeffective fare limit on routes where the integrated entity remains with the 100%.
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Guarantee dynamism on routes subject to greater concentrationón.
¿VIVA flights return?
not toún, how can we seeúThere are several legal issues to be resolved, from the acceptanceóno or not of Avianca as wellén appealón than other aerosolícompanies interested in joining Viva may have.
I recommend that you keep an eye on Aerol's social networks.íinstructions to know the remedial measuresón what isán taking with affected Viva passengers who cannotún travel with purchased tickets.
