CCS Opening Soon Via BOG. Countries Committed Cross Border Traffic

The governments of Colombia and Venezuela, led by Gustavo Petro and Nicolás Maduro, respectively, have announced the reopening of their borders, allowing the resumption of air travel connectivity after a three-year hiatus due to a diplomatic downfall. Avianca, LATAM, Ultra, Wingo, and Avior, which had several routes between both countries prior to the pandemic, are ready to restart their commercial passenger services as soon as they get the green light.

Open borders again

It took about three years for the borders between Colombia and Venezuela to be fully opened again. On Friday, Venezuela’s government announced the authorization of flights between both countries and the reopening of the air corridor between Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport (BOG) and Caracas Simon Bolivar International (CCS) by the end of this month.

Armando Benedetti, Colombia’s ambassador in Venezuela, said five airlines are looking to resume services between Bogota and Caracas starting on September 26. These carriers are Avianca, LATAM, Ultra, Wingo, and Avior. He added that Venezuela’s carrier Laser Airlines is still in the process of being approved to operate this route. Wingo, Copa Holdings’ subsidiary, has also been authorized to perform a service between Bogota and Valencia.