Clic (airline)

Clic S.A. (formerly known as EasyFly and officially Empresa Aérea de Servicios y Facilitación Logística Integral S.A.) is a regional carrier that operates in Colombia. Its main focus is to serve intermediate cities and those not served by other carriers. Operations started in October 2007, with one British Aerospace Jetstream 41 aircraft. Its main base is El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá. Alfonso Ávila, the founder of EasyFly, was also one of the founders of Aero República in 1992.

Not to be confused with EasyJet.
Clic
IATA ICAO Callsign
VE EFY EASYFLY
Founded2006
Commenced operationsOctober 10, 2007 (as EasyFly)
August 15, 2023 (as Clic)
Operating bases
Fleet size20
Destinations37
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Key peopleÁvila Velandia (President)
FounderAlfonso Ávila
Websiteclicair.co

History

The airline was founded as EasyFly in 2006 by Alfonso Ávila and other partners. Its first aircraft have been acquired through the leasing system.[1] After having 9 approved routes, operations began on October 10, 2007, with only two routes: Barrancabermeja and Arauca from Bogotá.[2] Between November 2007 and January 2008, new routes were inaugurated to the cities of Armenia, Cartago, Yopal, Ibague and Villavicencio.[3]

During 2010, 7 aircraft entered the fleet and in 2012, a new base was inaugurated at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport.

In 2018, EasyGroup, licensor of the EasyJet brand, began legal proceedings against EasyFly and Honduras-based EasySky over use of the "easy" prefix.[4] In April 2019, EasyGroup statement focused on this case indicated a claim against Colombia's EasyFly was ongoing.[5]

In 2019, the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 left the fleet and gave way to a fleet entirely composed of ATRs.[6]

On July 8, 2023, EasyFly announced that it will be renamed as Clic, after the legal process filed by EasyGroup.[7] The airline officially rebranded on August 15, 2023.

Destinations
A former EasyFly BAe Jetstream 41 parked at El Dorado International Airport in 2009

As of July 2023, Clic operates to the following cities:

City Airport Notes Refs
ApartadóAntonio Roldán Betancourt Airport
AraucaSantiago Pérez Quiroz Airport
ArmeniaEl Edén International Airport
Bahía SolanoJosé Celestino Mutis Airport[8]
BarrancabermejaYariguíes Airport
BarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International Airport
BogotáEl Dorado International AirportBase
BucaramangaPalonegro International AirportBase
BuenaventuraGerardo Tobar López Airport[9]
CaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International AirportBase
CartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport
CartagoSanta Ana AirportTerminated
CorozalLas Brujas Airport
CúcutaCamilo Daza International Airport
FlorenciaGustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport
IbaguéPerales Airport
IníridaCésar Gaviria Trujillo Airport
La MacarenaLa Macarena Airport
ManizalesLa Nubia Airport
MedellínOlaya Herrera AirportBase
José María Córdova International Airport
MonteríaLos Garzones AirportBase
NeivaBenito Salas Airport
PaipaJuan José Rondón Airport
PastoAntonio Nariño Airport
PereiraMatecaña International Airport
PitalitoContador Airport[10]
PopayánGuillermo León Valencia Airport
Puerto AsísTres de Mayo Airport
Puerto GaitánPuerto Gaitán Airport
QuibdóEl Caraño Airport
RiohachaAlmirante Padilla AirportTerminated
San José del GuaviareJorge Enrique González Torres Airport
SaravenaLos Colonizadores Airport
TolúGolfo de Morrosquillo Airport[8]
TumacoLa Florida Airport[11]
ValleduparAlfonso López Pumarejo Airport
VillavicencioLa Vanguardia Airport
YopalEl Alcaraván Airport

Codeshare agreements

Fleet

Current fleet
An EasyFly ATR 42-500
An Easyfly ATR 42-600

The Clic fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2023):[13][14]

Clic fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-500 2 — 48
ATR 42-600 12 — 48
ATR 72-600 6 — 70
Total 20 —

Former fleet

As Easyfly, they previously operated the following aircraft:[14]

EasyFly former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 14 2007 2019

Accidents and incidents

See also

References
  1. "CASO DE ESTUDIO EASYFLY S.A LA PRIMERA AEROLÍNEA LOW COST EN COLOMBIA, MUCHO MÁS QUE UNA ESTRATEGIA DE PRECIOS BAJOS" (PDF).
  2. "ATR 72-500 EASYFLY AEROSOFT LIVERY by XPColombia". X-Plane.Org Forum. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. "PROPOSAL OF MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR THE AIRLINE EASYFLY" (PDF).
  4. "Easygroup lauches legal challenge against airlines for 'brand theft'" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. "Brand thief's use of easy logos without permission from easyGroup and Sir Stelios forced to stop!" (PDF). easy.com. easyGroup. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. Limited, Alamy. "Medellin, Colombia – January 25, 2019: Easyfly British Aerospace Jetstream 41 airplane at Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera airport (EOH) in Colombia Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. "Easyfly será renombrada como Clic". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. "EasyFly desembarcó en Bahía Solano y Tolú con vuelos desde Medellín". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  9. "EasyFly iniciará vuelos entre Bogotá y Buenaventura". Volavi.co. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. "Colombia: Easyfly inauguró sus vuelos a Pitalito". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  11. "Easyfly inauguró sus vuelos a Tumaco desde Bogotá". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. "Avianca gets approval to codeshare with Easyfly". Aviacionline.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  13. "EasyFly signs for five ATR -600s". ATR. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. "Easyfly Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  15. EasyFly Flight 8697 incident report in Spanish
  16. "HK-5310 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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