Wingo (airline)
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| Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 December 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | El Dorado International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 | ||||||
| Parent company | Copa Holdings, S.A. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||
| Key people | Catalina Bretón (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | wingo.com | ||||||
Wingo is a low-cost air service within an airline brand owned by Copa Holdings, S.A.. Copa announced Wingo in October 2016 as a replacement for most of its Copa Airlines Colombia business, which had been losing money for several years, and had lost $29.7 million in the first half of 2016.[1]
Copa said that Wingo would be led by Catalina Bretón, a former JetBlue and Avianca executive, and that Eduardo Lombana, the CEO of Copa Colombia, would be in charge of the airline's administration, finance and operations.[1] Copa said Wingo would use four Boeing 737-700s previously used by Copa, would fly under Copa Colombia’s call sign and codes, and would mostly take over Copa Colombia's routes, adding flights from Bogota and Medellin to Panama Pacifico airport.[1] Copa said that Wingo would offer one class of seats and would charge for baggage, food and beverages, seat assignments, and priority boarding.[1]
Wingo commenced operations on 1 December 2016 with a flight from Bogotá to Cancún.[2]
Destinations
Wingo served the following destinations as of March 2017:[3]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport | — |
| Colombia | Barranquilla | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport | Focus City |
| Colombia | Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | Hub |
| Colombia | Cali | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | Focus City |
| Colombia | Cartagena | Rafael Núñez International Airport | Focus City |
| Colombia | Medellín | José María Córdova International Airport | — |
| Colombia | San Andrés | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport | — |
| Costa Rica | San José | Juan Santamaría International Airport | — |
| Cuba | Havana | José Martí International Airport | — |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | — |
| Ecuador | Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | — |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | La Aurora International Airport | Terminated[4] |
| Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | — |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Mexico City International Airport | — |
| Panama | Panama City | Panamá Pacífico International Airport | Focus City |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Simón Bolívar International Airport | — |
Fleet
As of March 2017, Wingo used the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-700 | 4 | — | 28 | 114 | 142 | — |
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Copa Launches New LLC to Stem Colombia Losses". flightglobal. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Wingo se tomó el Aeropuerto El Dorado para celebrar su primer vuelo". Publimetro Colombia (in Spanish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Destinations". Wingo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.nacion.com/economia/empresarial/Wingo-cancela-ruta-Guatemala_0_1609039109.html
External links
Media related to Wingo (virtual airline) at Wikimedia Commons