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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Manuel Rueda

Thousands stranded as Colombia's Viva Air grounds flights

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Struggling low-cost airline Viva Air has suspended its operations in Colombia and Peru, leaving thousands of passengers stranded Tuesday in airports with little support.

The airline, owned by the same group that owns Ryanair, said in a statement late Monday that it grounded its flights after the latest delay by Colombian authorities in approving the airline's requested merger with Avianca, Colombia’s main carrier.

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