Wingo (airline)

Aero República S.A. (trading as Wingo) is a low-cost airline owned by Copa Holdings. Copa announced the creation of Wingo in October 19, 2016 as a replacement for most of its Copa Airlines Colombia business, which had been losing money for several years, and which had lost $29.7 million in the first half of 2016.[1] In November 2019, Wingo announced Carolina Cortizo as their appointed managing director.[2]

Wingo
IATA ICAO Callsign
P5 RPB AEROREPUBLICA
Founded19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)
Commenced operations1 December 2016 (2016-12-01)
HubsBogotá
Focus cities
SubsidiariesWingo Panama
Fleet size8
Destinations20
Parent companyCopa Holdings
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Key peopleEduardo Lombana (CEO)
Websitewingo.com/en

History

Copa stated in 2016, 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 Bogotá and Medellín to Panama Pacifico airport.[1] The new company would offer one class of seats and would charge for baggage, food and beverages, seat assignments, and priority boarding.[1]

Wingo commenced operations on December 1, 2016, with a flight from Bogotá to Cancún.[3]

Destinations
Countries in which Wingo operates (July 2023)[4][5]

Wingo serves the following destinations as of July 2023:[6]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport
ColombiaArmeniaEl Edén International Airport
BarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International AirportFocus city
BogotáEl Dorado International AirportHub
BucaramangaPalonegro International Airport
CaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International AirportFocus city
CartagenaRafael Núñez International AirportFocus city
MedellínJosé María Córdova International Airport
PereiraMatecaña International Airport
San AndrésGustavo Rojas Pinilla International AirportFocus city
Santa MartaSimón Bolívar International Airport
VillavicencioLa Vanguardia AirportTerminated
Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International Airport[7]
CubaHavanaJosé Martí International Airport
CuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International Airport
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International Airport
Santo DomingoLas Américas International Airport
EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
QuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport
GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International AirportTerminated[8]
MexicoCancúnCancún International Airport
Mexico CityMexico City International AirportTerminated[9]
PanamaDavidEnrique Malek International Airport
Panama CityPanamá Pacífico International AirportFocus city
Tocumen International AirportTerminated
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet
A former Wingo Boeing 737-700 at Juan Santamaría International Airport in 2017

As of July 2023, Wingo uses the following aircraft:[10]

Wingo fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Y Total
Boeing 737-800 9 — 186 186
Total 9 —

Former fleet

Wingo previously operated the following aircraft:

Wingo former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-700 4 2016 2020

See also

References
  1. "Copa Launches New LLC to Stem Colombia Losses". flightglobal. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. "Wingo anuncia a Carolina Cortizo como su nueva Directora General". www.wingo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. "Wingo se tomó el Aeropuerto El Dorado para celebrar su primer vuelo". Publimetro Colombia (in Spanish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "Route map Wingo". FlightConnections. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. "Wingo Online Booking". Wingo. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. "Destinations: Flights in Colombia and Latin America | Wingo".
  7. "Low-cost carrier Wingo now flies between Costa Rica and Colombia". The Tico Times. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. "Wingo cancela ruta hacia Guatemala por 'comportamiento del mercad". Lá Nacion. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. "Copa Holdings' Subsidiary Wingo To Stop Operating Bogota-Mexico City Route".
  10. "Wingo Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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