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JetSMART Colombia given nod for late 1Q24 launch
09.03.2023 - 16:58 UTCThe Colombian civil aviation authority (Aerocivil) has approved JetSMART Colombia's proposed business plan, authorising the Indigo Partners-backed low-cost carrier to begin certification ahead of its tentative March 2024 launch.
JetSMART Colombia outlined plans to launch domestic operations on 111 routes, using a fleet of twelve A320-200N inducted over a period of three years. The regulator asked the LCC to submit a more short-term plan. In response, JetSMART proposed to launch with seven A320-200Ns added between March 2024 and August 2025. The aircraft would be used to launch 27 initial routes. The budget carrier's initial network includes the following services:
- eleven routes from its main base at Bogotá, including 7x daily services to Medellín José Maria Córdova, 5x daily to Cartagena de Indias, and 4x daily each to Cali, Barranquilla, and Santa Marta;
- three routes from Cartagena, including the high-frequency 5x daily shuttle to Medellín;
- four routes from Medellín;
- two routes from Cali;
- two routes from Barranquilla;
- two routes from San Andrés;
- two...