Colombia activates contingency plan after Panama earthquake, affecting 16 flights
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Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority activated a contingency plan following the Panama earthquake, affecting 16 flights originally bound for Panama City from Barranquilla’s Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport; eight of those flights took off after the gradual reopening of Panamanian airspace while the other eight were definitively cancelled.
Aircraft diverted to Cartagena’s Rafael Núñez International Airport and San Andrés’ Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport resumed their journeys, the Santa Marta–Panama route also resumed, more than 1,280 passengers remained on the terminal apron, and over 600 units of water, beverages and snacks were delivered in coordination with Copa Airlines and Wingo.