Post by sedelen on Mar 26, 2020 19:15:19 GMT -5
Alert: Update on March 28th United Airlines Humanitarian Flight
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acsbogota@state.gov
7:47 PM (25 minutes ago)
Location: Bogota
Event: Update on March 28th United Airlines Humanitarian Flight
Per our message yesterday, a reminder that United Airlines will operate the following humanitarian flight, which will depart from El Dorado International Airport in Bogota and go to Houston, Texas. Please contact United Airlines directly for seat availability, reservations, and pricing information.
As domestic air travel is currently suspended until April 13, the U.S. Embassy recognizes the difficulties of reaching El Dorado airport from outside of Bogota. At this time, we are unaware of domestic flight options to connect to this flight. We have received reports that taxis and bus companies continue to operate, albeit at reduced and limited schedules. Should you obtain a seat on this flight, we suggest your confirm with the operators that you can successfully reach Bogota for the flight and provide us with your travel information (name, date of birth, passport number, and contact details) at acsbogota@state.gov or to (57) 1 275-2000.
UA Flt #
Eqp
Origin
Depart
Dest
Arrival
Eff Date
2865
757-200
BOG
17:00
IAH
22:20
28-Mar
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