Wingo, signs with its flights to the DR: rules out increasing ticket costs

With the war that Russia has declared on Ukraine, the price of fuel has been on the rise, which puts airlines to evaluate how to control their expenses. Wingo, for example, indicated that they are able to avoid their expenses and guarantee that there is no increase in ticket prices, but they could lower their consumption due to inflation.

For the Colombian low-cost airline, the war has effectively triggered the prices of oil, gas and coal, which means a rise in Jet Fuel, explained Jorge Jiménez, director of Wingo to Reportur.

Likewise, he added that the expense represents around 40% of the costs of the airlines, “which is really challenging for the airline sector since it directly affects the finances of the airlines. In addition, the war has also put the inflationary spiral that is increasing in Colombia on high alert. These two factors increase the cost of living, causing Colombians to allocate less budget for leisure and travel, which ends up having an impact on the intention to purchase flights.”

However, Wingo has not raised ticket prices, “because we focus on developing our low-cost model in the most efficient way, thus avoiding transferring additional amounts to the traveler that make them give up their desire to travel,” said Jiménez. .

With all of the above, the airline, after receiving the new largest aircraft in Colombia in the international market, a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation that has availability for 186 passengers, which will allow it to continue democratizing air transport, maintains its firm commitment to flights to the Dominican Republic with the new direct route from March 28 Medellin – Santo Domingo.