July 12, 2022

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V.’s (AAA) Air Service Development Manager, Mrs. Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends was invited by Wingo to be present in Medellin for the exciting announcement that the airline partner will add 2 new direct service to/from Medellin, Colombia to their existing service from Bogota, Colombia, and Aruba.

Club Union in San Fernando Plaza (El Poblado) was the chosen venue to make this announcement in the presence of Medellin’s Tourism board and Antioquia’s government representatives and the Colombian press. Present at the press conference were Medellin’s Secretary of Economic Development Mr. Alejandro Arias Medellin Airport’s CEO Mr. Fredy Jaramillo , Wingo’s General Manager Jorge Jiménez , Mrs. Miriam Dabian, ATA’s Latin-American Director and Mr. Jordan Schlipken Croes Business Development Manager Aruba Tourism Authority Latinoamerìca.

• The two weekly direct service to/from Medellin – Aruba will be provided on Wednesdays and Saturdays on board a B737-800 aircraft with a capacity of 189 seats.
• On Wednesdays the flights will depart from Medellin at 2:18 PM. The return flight will be at 5:56 PM.
• On Saturdays the flights will depart from Medellin at 10:08 AM, arriving in Aruba at 1:08 PM. The return flight will be at 1:46 PM to arrive in Medellin at 2:30PM
• This translates into approximately 3,000 extra seats monthly to/from Aruba. With the additional service as of October 1^st, 2022, Wingo will operate a total of 5 weekly flights from Colombia, being 3 from Bogota and 2 from Medellin.
• The direct Medellin route is currently being served only by Sarpa Airlines, with 3 weekly flights. This means that Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (AUA Airport) will have 5 weekly nonstop flights to/from Medellin as of October 1^st, 2022.

“Wingo started service to Aruba back in December 2016 as the 1^st Low-Cost Carrier to serve Aruba from Colombia. Providing local and leisure markets with low fare prices, good vibes, and a lot of flexibility. We are passionate about how aviation brings people, cultures, and business together. We congratulate Wingo as an important and valuable airline partner, and we already look forward to October 1^st, 2022, when we will festively welcome the inaugural flight to AUA Airport,” expressed Mrs. Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends, AAA’s Air Service Development Manager.

Papiamento

Desde prome di Oktober, 2022:

Wingo ta lansa servicio nobo for di Medellin pa Aruba 

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) su Air Service Development Manager, Sra. Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends a wordo invita door di aerolinea Wingo pa ta presente na Medellin pa un anuncio excitante unda e aerolinea partner a anuncia cu lo agrega 2 servicio directo nobo, banda di nan servicionan existente entre Bogota, Colombia y Aruba.

Club Union na San Fernando Plaza (El Poblado) tabata e sitio scohi pa haci e anuncio aki den presencia di Medellin su Hunta di Turismo y representantenan di e gobierno di Antioquia como tambe prensa Colombiano. Presente na e press conference tabata Medellin su Secretario di Desaroyo Economico Sr. Alejandro Arias, e CEO di Aeropuerto di Medellin Sr. Fredy Jaramillo, Wingo su General Manager Sr. Jorge Jimenez, Sra. Miriam Dabian, ATA su Directora General pa Latinoamerica y Sr. Jordan Schlipken Croes, Business Development Manager Aruba Tourism Authority Latinoamerica.

• E 2 servicionan directo semanal pa/for di Medellin – Aruba lo wordo brinda riba diaranson y diasabra abordo di nan avion B737-800 cu e capacidad di 189 asiento.
• Riba diaranson e buelo lo sali for di Medellin 2:18 PM. E buelo di regreso lo sali for di Aruba 5:56 PM. 
• Riba diasabra e buelo lo sali for di Medellin 10:08 AM, yegando Aruba 1:08 PM. E buelo di regreso lo sali for di Aruba 1:46 PM y yega Medellin 2:30 PM.
• Esaki ta traduci den aproximadamente 3,000 asiento adicional pa/for di Aruba. Cu e servicio adicional desde prome di Oktober, 2022, Wingo lo opera en total 5 buelo semanal for di Colombia: 3 for di Bogota y 2 for di Medellin.
• Actualmente e ruta directo pa Medellin ta wordo ofreci solamente door di Sarpa Airlines, cu 3 buelo semanal. Esaki ta nifica cu Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (AUA Airport) lo tin 5 buelo semanal nonstop pa/for di Medellin desde prome di Oktober, 2022.

“Wingo a cuminsa bula pa Aruba bek na December 2016 como e prome Low-Cost Carrier pa sirbi Aruba for di Colombia. Brindando mercadonan local y di placer prijsnan abou, bon ambiente y hopi flexibilidad. Nos ta encanta mira con e mundo di aviacion ta trese hende, cultura y negoshinan hunto. Nos ta felicita Wingo como un partner importante y valioso y di awo caba nos ta ansioso pa dia prome di Oktober pa den un forma festivo, nos yama e buelo inaugural bonbini na AUA Airport,” asina Sra. Jo-Anne Meaux-Arends, AAA su Air Service Development Manager a expresa.