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Alert: Humanitarian Flight from Bogota on April 22 – Spirit Airlines
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April 18, 2020

Location:  Bogota

Event:  Humanitarian Flight from Bogotá to Fort Lauderdale on April 22 – Operated by Spirit Airlines

Only a few seats remain available on the April 22 humanitarian flight from Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport (BOG) operated by Spirit Airlines.  Both the April 21 Medellin-Fort Lauderdale flight and the April 23 Cali-Cartagena-Fort Lauderdale flight are sold out.

This flight has been made available to allow U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents to return to the United States.  Please contact Spirit Airlines directly for seat availability, reservations, and pricing information.

THIS FLIGHT CAN ONLY BE BOOKED ONLINE.

If you are interested in returning to the United States, please take advantage of this flight.  The U.S. government cannot guarantee the ability to arrange flights indefinitely.  U.S. citizens should return immediately to the United States, unless you are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period.

If you purchase a ticket on a humanitarian flight, and encounter difficulties traveling to the airport from your location, please contact us at ColombiaEvac@state.gov or (57) 1 275-2000.  While we cannot vouch for any one particular transportation company, previous evacuees have had success contracting private drivers and bus companies to take them to the major cities for their flight.  Possible options can be found on our resource page.  If you believe you will have difficulty reaching the airport due to travel restrictions, please provide us with your travel information (name, date of birth, passport number, and contact details).

IMPORTANT:

SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER ORIGIN DEPARTURE (LOCAL TIME) DESTINATION ARRIVAL (LOCAL TIME) DATE
NK#6322 BOG

 

12:00pm

 

FLL

 

5:00pm 22-APR

Due to current travel guidelines in the United States, persons who have been in China, Iran, or certain European countries within 14 days prior to the flight will not be allowed to board this flight.  For more information, please click here.

Onward connections from Fort Lauderdale, Florida are available.

Only support animals registered 48 hours in advance in full compliance with Spirit’s normal policy for support animals will be permitted.  For more information, refer to Spirit Airlines support animal policy.

Normal services (food service, water fountains, etc.) at airports are closed.

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