Wingo expands its operations in the Netherlands Antilles with the start of its non-stop flights between Cali and Aruba, providing travelers with close to 13,000 seats per year for both routes during the operating year. With this new service, the low-cost airline operates from Colombia’s three main cities to Oranjestad.
Flight P5 7456 was operated on a Boeing 737 registered as HP – 1532CMP. The aircraft departed Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) at 16:30 local time and arrived at Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) at 19:17, after one hour and 48 minutes.
«From Wingo we continue with our expansion process to continue offering Cali and Colombians more low-cost offerings. This direct route to Aruba from Bonilla Aragón airport consolidates our operations at this airport, from where we already offer routes to other destinations such as Bogotá and Panama«, said Jorge Jiménez, Wingo’s Commercial and Planning Director.
Wingo flight schedule between Cali and Aruba
The new service operates on a seasonal basis and will run until August 30, 2023.
Cali (CLO) – Aruba (AUA)
- Flight P5 7456 CLO 09:15 – AUA 12:23 Wednesday.
- Flight P5 7456 CLO 20:23 – AUA 21:31 Saturday.
Aruba (AUA) – Cali (CLO)
- Flight P5 7457 AUA 13:23 – CLO 14:31 Wednesday.
- Flight P5 7457 AUA 20:23 – CLO 21:31 Saturday.
The route is operated on Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a capacity of 186 seats in a single configuration and promotional fares are available starting at $174 roundtrip.
In addition to the new service, Wingo also offers non-stop flights from Bogota and Medellin to Aruba with four weekly flights on both services. In total, the low-cost airline offers 3,720 seats per week between Colombia and Oranjestad during the high season, making it the leading carrier in this segment in terms of seats per seat kilometer (ASK) offered according to Cirium.
Wingo’s international network at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon Airport now has non-stop services to Cancun (CUN), Panama – Balboa (BLB) and now Aruba (AUA).
«Until May 2023, Aruba has recovered 7% versus 2019 globally and the Colombian market has done so with the same figure versus the same year, which proves that we are an attractive destination and this growth we owe in part to all the effort of tourism promotion and obviously to our business partners like Wingo, which brings 41% of tourists from Colombia visiting Aruba«, said Ronella Croes, CEO of the Aruba Tourism Authority.
