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Colombian airline Ultra Air announced the total suspension of its domestic flights in Colombia starting in the first hour of 30 March of 2023.
After several rumors that accompanied the airline in recent weeks about the delicate economic situation, more operational difficulties, that joined a recapitalization with funds from its investors, The situation was not favorable for the company., which has led it to completely suspend its operations.
Ultra Air suspends flights
In a long statement, the Ultra Air He apologized to everyone who trusted this project, as passengers and workers, highlighting the following information:
We deeply regret informing all our customers, suppliers and authorities that, starting tonight at 12:00 a.m., airline operation is suspended Ultra Air In colombia, therefore it will not fly on any of its scheduled routes from 30 of March.
A year ago, the only regular commercial airline with Colombian capital began operations, with a friendly proposal, cheerful and modern, Ultra Air arrived to serve a segment of the market that previously could not fly due to the high costs of this essential service..
During this time, the airline transported more than 2 millions of passengers with fair fares; connected the main cities of the country, won more than 8% of participation in the Colombian air market and generated more than 1.200 direct and indirect jobs.
Nevertheless, adverse macroeconomic situations for the industry such as the increase in the cost of fuel and the exchange rate, generated a substantial increase in costs for airlines, which led to operating at a loss during the last few months.
further, The suspension of operations of the third largest airline in the country put industry suppliers and aircraft lessors on alert, who began to demand immediate payments and even prepayments of the supplies and services necessary for the operation, which is not usual in this industry.
As a consequence of all the above, and despite the efforts made by our investors and requests for support from the National Government through the National Guarantee Fund. Ultra Air is unable to continue operating and offers excuses to employees, customers, providers, and other interest groups that are affected by this situation and reiterates its commitment to work until the last moment to minimize the impact on the people who trusted in this project..
Affected passengers
To make requests related to canceled flights, passengers may write to [email protected] or through the following link www.ultraair.com.
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