Wingo (airline)
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Founded | 19 October 2016 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 December 2016 | ||||||
Operating bases | El Dorado International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 15 | ||||||
Company slogan | Fly Well at Low Prices | ||||||
Parent company | Copa Holdings, S.A. | ||||||
Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||
Key people | Catalina Bretón[2] | ||||||
Website | http://www.wingo.com |
Wingo is a Colombian low-cost airline based in Bogotá and a fully owned subsidiary of Copa Airlines Colombia. It operates scheduled services to domestic and international destinations in Latin America from its base at El Dorado International Airport with a fleet of Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
History
Copa Holdings, S.A., the parent company of the Panamanian airline Copa Airlines and the Colombian airline Copa Airlines Colombia, announced the creation of Wingo on 20 October, 2016,[3] with operations due to start on 1 December 2016 using a fleet of four Boeing 737-700 aircraft.[4]
Wingo will operate as a Copa Airlines Colombia unit, with completely autonomous structures for its commercialization, distribution systems, and customer service.[5]
Destinations
Wingo serves the following destinations:[6]
- Colombia
- Barranquilla - Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Bogotá - El Dorado International Airport
- Cali - Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
- Cartagena - Rafael Núñez International Airport
- Medellín - José María Córdova International Airport
- San Andrés Island - Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
- Venezuela
- Caracas - Simón Bolívar International Airport (Begins 1 March 2017)[7]
Fleet
The Wingo fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2016):[8]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
Notes |
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Boeing 737-700 | 4 | 0 | 142 | Previously owned by Copa Airlines |
Total | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/airllistres.asp%3Fairliata%3D%26airlicao%3DR
- ↑ https://www.wingo.com/es/acerca-de-nosotros/sala-de-prensa
- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/copa-holdings-expands-travel-options-with-launch-of-wingo-in-colombia-300347991.html
- ↑ "Wingo Airlines Launched". Airliner World (December 2016): 16.
- ↑ https://worldairlinenews.com/2016/10/20/copa-holdings-launches-low-cost-wingo-in-colombia-with-4-boeing-737-700s/
- ↑ https://www.wingo.com/es/destinos
- ↑ "Destinos Wingo".
- ↑ https://www.wingo.com/es/acerca-de-nosotros/nuestra-flota