President Gustavo Petro quoted a meeting tomorrow wednesdayat 9:00 in the morning, to make decisions about the situation that is currently being experienced in the country after Viva Air will announce the temporary suspension of its.
The announcement was made known to the Minister of Transportation, Guillermo Reyes, at the end of the meeting he held with the Civil Aeronautics and his advisory team. He said that These measures will be national by President Petro and the Government as such.
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We hope to give definitive decisions to tomorrow’s Colombians, and to Viva users we ask for a little patience
“The government of President Gustavo Petro is taking measures to care for and safeguard the rights of our passengers. We have been implementing actions with other airlines so that they can return to their places of destination or leave where they are going,” added the official.
Additionally, he stated that with the Ministry, Civil Aeronautics, the Superintendence of Transportation and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce We have been making a series of decisions.
Minister Guillermo Reyes also assured that Viva Air workers and the more than 1 million passengers who bought tickets with this airline they can “be quiet” because between today and tomorrow “substantive decisions will be made to safeguard their rights.”
Additionally, the officer assured that he has asked Aerocivil for a prompt decision regarding the Integration of Avianca and Viva Air because “not taking them can generate more dire consequences”.
“This does not give time. Tomorrow we hope to give final decisions to Colombians, and to Viva users we ask for a little patience,” he said.
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What is happening with Viva Air?
On Monday night, Viva Air suddenly announced that it was suspending all its operations, leaving hundreds of passengers waiting at both national and international airports.
The airline said that this decision was made by the financial and operational infeasibility that it presents, as a result of the lack of timely definition of Civil Aeronautics in the face of business integration with Avianca.
“Viva did not take this drastic step as a strategy to put pressure on the Governmentwas taken because, as we have advised stakeholders for months, our reality is that we are in a financial crisis,” the company said.
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Also, make sure that this is not news that can surprise anyone within the National Government because with “total transparency” financial and operational information has been delivered to Aerocivil on more than five occasions in the last seven months.
The company also claimed that Senior officials of the National Government knew first-hand of this decision not only because of the pleas made by Viva in the days and hours before they were made, but also because of the multiple communications in which the seriousness and imminence of this decision had been expressed for months.
The Superintendence of Transportation assured that will carry out the pertinent investigations due to the breach of user rights by Viva Air, which was asked to comply with the transportation contracts agreed with the users.
