Originally Posted by
JohnnyColombia
I have no idea where Colombians go, but bear in mind that in the second half of this year, Colombians will not need a visa to go to Schengenlandia. So it makes sense that there is going to be more capacity.
tourism, lots of Brits starting to come, Spanish not so much, but Germans are the biggest tourist group, Feeds in for Switzerland who also seem to be very fond of Colombia. Plenty of Scandinavian visitors and possibly they
There will now be widebody service to AMS, CDG, LHR, FRA, LIS, MAD and BCN
As an importer of foreigners, I have seen a shift over the last few years, Canadians not coming so much but Europe is really picking up for inbound come via AMS, I am not sure.
Spain obviously has the motherland connection and France has very long running commercial connections with Colombia.
LIS I am sure there is not much O&D traffic but for everything in Latin America that is not Brazil, BOG and PTY as Star Alliance hubs have the connections
Right you are, I didn't know that visa thing was official. That's great for Colombians and the air travel industry in the area. So many Colombians have family in Spain even with visa restrictions, now the more fortunate Colombians will travel way more freely and more students can go both ways. Should make for some economic gains and I think maybe some cultural gains too.
I don't want "my" Colombia spoiled by a whole bunch of European tourists, but from what I've been seeing thus far it's still mostly backpack crowds and I suppose coastal travelers, so I don't see too much of it. I can only assume this would be good for business for you too Johnny so that's good.
As far as the TK service goes, I realize some airlines are expanding or have already kinda rapidly done it, Emirates, Etihad and Turkish come to mind. But (and I don't wanna go super off topic) but is it just me or is Turkey not a major destination? I'd like to visit anywhere, and when it's cheap/convenient I'll connect anywhere, but like BOG-IST? I just don't see the point, now that these people can transit at LHR/FRA/CDG/MAD without visas, why fly way out of the way (unless you're connecting further east)?