If Avianca goes bankrupt, there are airlines that can supply part of the demand: MinTransporte



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What would happen to the country’s air connectivity if Avianca cannot survive the pandemic? According to the Ministry of Transport, there will be some difficulties, but new players will come to the market.

The possibility that the emblematic airline may not be able to complete its reorganization process has become more visible in recent hours, after the TThe Administrative Court of Cundinamarca refused to allow the disbursement of 240 million dollars in a loan from the National Government to the company.

In fact, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Juan Pablo Zárate, warned in BLU mornings that he does not see highly probable that the The airline gets the resources it requires on its own and admitted that liquidation is a possibility.

In the current situation it is likely that there will be some restriction, but in this time with humanitarian flights it has been shown that there are airlines that can supply part of the demand. In fact, that is why Colombia has become in recent years one of the main air markets in the region.

indicated the Ministry of Transport to BLU Radio.

The entity recalled that the country, even before the pandemic, has an open skies policy, which would facilitate the arrival of other airlines if necessary. Also, Colombia “It is open to the opening of new national and international passenger and cargo routes.”

The Government plans to invest 3.8 trillion pesos in the aeronautical sector between now and 2022, which includes continuing to strengthen air connectivity.



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