VivaColombia (Medellín José Maria Córdova) has been granted a Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Route Exemptions by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) ahead of its planned entry into the Colombia-US market later this year.

"We grant the request of Fast Colombia S.A.S. d/b/a VivaColombia for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 to engage in scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Colombia, via Colombia and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States and beyond; and other charters pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 of the Department’s regulations," the DOT said.

The DOT's Colombian equivalent, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil (Aerocivil), last year allocated VivaColombia traffic rights for flights from Bogota to Miami, Fort Lauderdale International, and West Palm Beach International as well as from Medellin to Miami and West Palm Beach.

The LCC has already announced plans to offer daily flights from Bogotá and Medellín José Maria Córdova to Miami International later this year.