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Alert: New Humanitarian Flight from Bogota (May 2) – Spirit Airlines
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April 25, 2020

Location:  Bogotá, Cali, Medellin

Event: Humanitarian Flights to Fort Lauderdale on May 2 (Bogota), May 5 (Medellin), and May 7 (Cali) – Operated by Spirit Airlines

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce Spirit Airlines will operate an additional humanitarian flight from Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport (BOG) on Saturday, May 2.  The previously announced humanitarian flights from Bogotá departing on May 3 and May 4 are sold out.  Limited seats remain available on the May 5 flight from José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) in Medellin, and the May 7 flight departing from Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) in Cali.  All flights will arrive at Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

These flights have 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.

THESE FLIGHTS CAN ONLY BE BOOKED ONLINE.

If you are interested in returning to the United States, please take advantage of these flights.  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 one of these flights, and encounter difficulties traveling to the airport from your location, please contact us at ColombiaEvac@state.gov or (57) 1 275-2000.  We have received reports that taxis and bus companies continue to operate, albeit at reduced and limited schedules.  If you are located outside of either Bogota, Medellin, or Cali, and believe you will have difficulty reaching the airport due to travel restrictions, please provide us with your travel information (name, passport number, what flight you have reservations on) and, if applicable, information about your driver (name, cedula, vehicle make/model and license plate number), as well as the route of ground transport – starting point, destination, stops.

SPIRIT FLIGHT NUMBER ORIGIN DEPARTURE (LOCAL TIME) DESTINATION ARRIVAL (LOCAL TIME) DATE
NK#6326 BOG 12:00pm FLL 5:00pm 2-MAY
NK#6324
(sold out)		 BOG 11:00am
(sold out)		 FLL
(sold out)		 4:00pm
(sold out)		 3-MAY
(sold out)
NK#6325
(sold out)		 BOG 12:00pm
(sold out)		 FLL
(sold out)		 5:00pm
(sold out)		 4-MAY
(sold out)
NK#6387 MDE 12:30pm FLL 5:00pm 5-MAY
NK#6386 CLO 12:00pm FLL 5:00pm 7-MAY

IMPORTANT:

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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