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Wingo launches its eighth new route 2023 and with this it achieves the greatest growth process in its seven years of existence flying between Medellin and Santa Marta.
This new route will take place between José María Córdova International Airport, that serves Medellin, and the Simón Bolívar International Airport of Santa Marta. This new route began sales on Monday 23 October 2023 and will have its first takeoff next 3 from December.
Wingo with flights between Medellín and Santa Marta
The Medellín – Santa Marta route will have four flights a week, on mondays, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Total, The airline will make available to travelers about 6 thousand seats per month between both routes. Flights are now available for sale, with promotional introductory rates starting at COP 129.900 one way.
This will be route number 38 of the network Wingo, This being the ninth served since the José María Córdova in Medellin and the second served from Simón Bolívar in Santa Marta. In this way, Wingo reaffirms its position as the only low cost available in the Colombian market.
“We continue to advance in our controlled growth process, with which we demonstrate that the low-cost model is viable and sustainable in Colombia. This is undoubtedly great news for Medellín and Santa Marta, as it represents the return of the low-cost offer on this particular route. What's more, “It allows us to offer more direct domestic routes without the need to go through the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá”, said Jorge Jimenez, Wingo Commercial and Planning Vice President.
“Wingo is a strategic ally for the Concession and the Santa Marta Airport. This new route will provide a greater supply of available seats, with very affordable rates, for travelers to and from Medellín. Expanding air connectivity in the region is part of our strategic planning, which has been managed in international events such as Routes Americas, scenario that allowed us a direct relationship focused on reactivating point-to-point flights in order to optimize time and resources for passengers. Our commercial commitment is firm and visionary regarding the offer of Low Cost airlines for Magdalena”, highlighted Nelson Rodríguez Cruz, Manager of Aeropuertos de Oriente S.A.S.
For Javier Andrés Benítez Ríos, Manager of the José María Córdova International Airport, the decision of Wingo Opening this new national route to Santa Marta is a very important commitment to offer our passengers more and better connection opportunities.. “We celebrate this commitment and since the Concession, We will continue the task of working with the airlines so that they can see the city, the region and the Airport as a world of possibilities to generate and offer more flights and new routes”.
Wingo continues to grow
Of the eight new routes implemented this year, five have been domestic, which shows the growth of the airline in the national market with the firm objective of offering seats at low cost to allow Colombians to have greater diversity of offer and rates..
For Medellin specifically, The connection with Santa Marta represents the third domestic route served by Wingo from the José María Córdova, after the good performance of the increase implemented on the route Medellin – Bogota, where up to five flights per day are already offered, and the launch of Medellín-Cartagena, that will begin operations next 29 October.
In this way, Wingo reach now 12 domestic routes in your network structure, locating the 50% of your capacity in chairs during this 2023 in that market.
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