Wingo (airline) explained

Airline:Wingo
Iata:P5
Icao:RPB
Callsign:AEROREPUBLICA
Parent:Copa Holdings
Frequent Flyer:ConnectMiles
Headquarters:Bogotá, Colombia
Key People:Eduardo Lombana (CEO)
Subsidiaries:Wingo Panama
Fleet Size:9
Destinations:23[1]

AeroRepública, 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.[2] In November 2019, Wingo announced Carolina Cortizo as their appointed managing director.[3]

History

Copa said 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.[2] 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 International Airport.[2] The new company would offer one class of seats and would charge for baggage, food and beverages, seat assignments, and priority boarding.[2]

Wingo commenced operations on December 1, 2016, with a flight from Bogotá to Cancún.[4]

Destinations

Wingo serves the following destinations as of July 2023:[5]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport
ColombiaArmeniaEl Edén International Airport
BarranquillaErnesto Cortissoz International Airport
BogotáEl Dorado International Airport
BucaramangaPalonegro International Airport
CaliAlfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
CartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport
MedellínJosé María Córdova International Airport
PereiraMatecaña International Airport
San AndrésGustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport
Santa MartaSimón Bolívar International Airport
VillavicencioLa Vanguardia Airport
Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International Airport[6]
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 Airport[7]
MexicoCancúnCancún International Airport
Mexico CityMexico City International Airport
PanamaDavidEnrique Malek International Airport
Panama CityPanamá Pacífico International Airport
Tocumen International Airport
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, Wingo operates the following aircraft:[8]

Wingo fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-8009 - 186
Boeing 737 Max 86TBADeliveries Until 2027.
Total96

Former fleet

Wingo previously operated the following aircraft:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wingo on ch-aviation . 2023-11-09 . ch-aviation . en.
  2. News: Copa Launches New LLC to Stem Colombia Losses. flightglobal. 20 October 2016. 23 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Wingo anuncia a Carolina Cortizo como su nueva Directora General . 2023-01-25 . www.wingo.com.
  4. News: Wingo se tomó el Aeropuerto El Dorado para celebrar su primer vuelo. Publimetro Colombia. 1 December 2016. 3 February 2017. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Destinations: Flights in Colombia and Latin America | Wingo.
  6. News: Low-cost carrier Wingo now flies between Costa Rica and Colombia. The Tico Times. September 4, 2019.
  7. News: Wingo cancela ruta hacia Guatemala por 'comportamiento del mercad. Lá Nacion. 11 January 2017. 3 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Wingo Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. 16 July 2023.