Sarpa to Start Commercial Operations from Colombia to Aruba
For AAA, the company that manages and operates Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix it was a pleasure to host a press conference given by SARPA, a new commercial airline operating flights between Colombia and Aruba.
SARPA will operate 4 weekly flights as of December 15 from Medellin to Aruba and returning to Baranquilla and then also flights from Baranquilla to Aruba returning to Medellin. These triangular flights will create an additional 200 weekly seats from Colombia to Aruba. SARPA was known already to AAA for its medical, ambulance and charter flight operations and now recently launched its commercial operations. SARPA will operate its flights out of its base in Medellin with an Embraer 145-LR with 50 seats on board and will operate these weekly triangular flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. SARPA has flights out of Medellin to other Colombian cities such as Pasto, Riohacha, Valledupar y Villavicencio. They will also operate flights out of Medellin to Curacao.
AAA accompanied Mr. Carlos Andres Mesa, President & CEO of SARPA, together with Minister of Tourism and Heath Danguillaume Oduber and the CEO of Aruba Tourism Authority Mrs. Ronella Croes during the official announcement of SARPA on the start of their commercial operations into Aruba this coming December.