Latam offers its seats to accommodate Viva Air passengers

Given Viva’s communication to leave five of its planes on the ground due to debts with its creditors, which led them to reschedule the trips of their passengers, Latam showed its interest by offering its seats available to accommodate Viva Air passengers Colombia that will be affected as of February 21.

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“The re-accommodation would be made in the available seats of Latam Airlines Colombia flights for passengers affected by rescheduling or cancellations, who have a flight date between February 21 and 27, and who have purchased their tickets before February 20. This offer was made available to Viva Air Colombia in order to help protect its passengers.”Latam said in a statement.

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However, Viva in the communication she had with her employees, made an urgent call to the Civil Aeronautics to obtain a positive statement that allows the alliance with Avianca, since it is the “only option” to obtain the financing capital to continue operating, maintain the more than 5,000 direct and indirect jobs generated by the airline and the domestic and international connectivity that it has achieved in these more than ten years of operation.

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It is worth remembering that on February 15, Latam Airlines Colombia told the President of Viva Air Colombia and Castlesouth Limited its interest in acquiring Viva Air Colombia. The Colombian subsidiary made this decision after Viva reported its decision to enter the Business Recovery Process (PRE), a mechanism that allows companies to renegotiate their debts with creditors in the context of the effects suffered by the Covid-19 pandemic. .

BY: PAULA ANDREA GALEANO BALAGUERA