Since Monday night, several airports in the country have experienced a state of chaos due to the sudden suspension of air activities offered by the airline Viva Air.
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The message was delivered on the night of this February 27, through a press release the ‘low cost’ airline informed its users that it was not going to be possible to make their transfers due to the financial situation they are going through. “Viva is unfortunately forced to announce the suspension of its operations with immediate effect,” the airline said.
Hundreds of users have shown their discomfort with the situation and even Alterations have been formed between the same passengers who protest in front of the boarding docks in the different airports of the country.
The most recent event that occurred at the Ernesto Cortissoz Airport, in Soledad (Atlántico), when a group of people began to fight with blows and kicks between themselves.
(Also: Viva Air: this is how you can change your flight to another airline; Petro is pronounced)
According to sources, the dispute would have been caused because some users would be trying to sneak into other flights as a protest because Viva Air He hasn’t given them any response yet.
On the other handusers of that same airport report that dissatisfied Viva Air passengers have blocked the entrance of national departures, emerging the mobility of passengers and flight crew They already had reservations with other airlines.
The event required a several hours delay in the flights leaving that airport, since for security reasons, the authorities would decide to suspend their air operations.
(It may interest you: 1,700 travelers were left without a flight in Pereira after the suspension of Viva Air)
Atlantic police officers had to reach the air terminal to mediate the situation and restore calm to users who were doing the readjustment process with other airlines.
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