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Alert: Humanitarian Flights from Bogota, Cali, Medellin by Spirit Airlines
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April 21, 2020

Location: Bogota, Cali, Medellin

Event: Humanitarian Flights to Fort Lauderdale on April 30, May 1, and May 3 – Operated by Spirit Airlines

The U.S. Embassy is pleased announce Spirit Airlines will operate three additional humanitarian flights.  One flight will depart April 30 from Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) in Cali.  A second flight will depart May 1 from José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) in Medellin.  A third flight will depart May 3 from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogotá.  All three 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 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, route of ground transport – starting point, destination, stops).

SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER ORIGIN DEPARTURE (LOCAL TIME) DESTINATION ARRIVAL (LOCAL TIME) DATE

NK#6383

NK#6384

NK#6324

CLO

MDE

BOG

11:00am

11:30am

11:00am

FLL

FLL

FLL

4:00pm

4:00pm

4:00pm

30-APR

1-MAY

3-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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The Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory for COVID-19.

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