Clic Air (formerly known as EasyFly and officially Empresa Aérea de Servicios y Facilitación Logística Integral S.A.) is a regional airline that operates in Colombia. Its main focus is to serve intermediate cities and those not served by other carriers. Operations started in October 2007, with one British Aerospace Jetstream 41 aircraft. Its main base is El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá. Alfonso Ávila, the founder of EasyFly, was also one of the founders of Aero República in 1992.

Clic Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
VE EFY EASYFLY
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Commenced operations
  • October 10, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-10)
    (as EasyFly)
  • August 15, 2023; 15 months ago (2023-08-15)
    (as Clic Air)
Operating bases
Fleet size20
Destinations37
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Key peopleÁvila Velandia (President)
FounderAlfonso Ávila
Websitewww.clicair.co

History

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The airline was founded as EasyFly in 2006 by Alfonso Ávila and other partners. Its first aircraft have been acquired through the leasing system.[1] After having 9 approved routes, operations began on October 10, 2007, with only two routes: Barrancabermeja and Arauca from Bogotá.[2] Between November 2007 and January 2008, new routes were inaugurated to the cities of Armenia, Cartago, Yopal, Ibague and Villavicencio.[3]

During 2010, 7 aircraft entered the fleet and in 2012, a new base was inaugurated at Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport.

In 2018, EasyGroup, licensor of the EasyJet brand, began legal proceedings against EasyFly and Honduras-based EasySky over use of the "easy" prefix.[4] In April 2019, EasyGroup statement focused on this case indicated a claim against Colombia's EasyFly was ongoing.[5]

In 2019, the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 left the fleet and gave way to a fleet entirely composed of ATRs.[6]

On July 8, 2023, EasyFly announced that it will be renamed as Clic Air, after the legal process filed by EasyGroup.[7] The airline officially rebranded on August 15, 2023.

Destinations

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A former EasyFly BAe Jetstream 41 parked at El Dorado International Airport in 2009

As of July 2023, Clic Air operates to the following cities:

City Airport Notes Refs
Apartadó Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport
Arauca Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport
Armenia El Edén International Airport
Bahía Solano José Celestino Mutis Airport [8]
Barrancabermeja Yariguíes Airport
Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Base
Bucaramanga Palonegro International Airport Base
Buenaventura Gerardo Tobar López Airport [9]
Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Base
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport
Cartago Santa Ana Airport Terminated
Corozal Las Brujas Airport
Cúcuta Camilo Daza International Airport
Florencia Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport
Ibagué Perales Airport
Inírida César Gaviria Trujillo Airport
La Macarena La Macarena Airport
Manizales La Nubia Airport
Medellín Olaya Herrera Airport Base
José María Córdova International Airport
Montería Los Garzones Airport Base
Neiva Benito Salas Airport
Paipa Juan José Rondón Airport
Pasto Antonio Nariño Airport
Pereira Matecaña International Airport
Pitalito Contador Airport [10]
Popayán Guillermo León Valencia Airport
Puerto Asís Tres de Mayo Airport
Puerto Gaitán Puerto Gaitán Airport
Quibdó El Caraño Airport
Riohacha Almirante Padilla Airport Terminated
San José del Guaviare Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport
Saravena Los Colonizadores Airport
Tolú Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport [8]
Tumaco La Florida Airport [11]
Valledupar Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport
Villavicencio La Vanguardia Airport
Yopal El Alcaraván Airport

Codeshare agreements

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Fleet

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Current

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An EasyFly ATR 42-500
 
An Easyfly ATR 42-600

The Clic Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2024):[13]

Clic Air fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-500 2 48
ATR 42-600 12 48
ATR 72-600 6 70
Total 20

Former

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As Easyfly, they previously operated the following aircraft:[14]

EasyFly former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 14 2007 2019

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CASO DE ESTUDIO EASYFLY S.A LA PRIMERA AEROLÍNEA LOW COST EN COLOMBIA, MUCHO MÁS QUE UNA ESTRATEGIA DE PRECIOS BAJOS" (PDF).
  2. ^ "ATR 72-500 EASYFLY AEROSOFT LIVERY by XPColombia". X-Plane.Org Forum. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "PROPOSAL OF MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR THE AIRLINE EASYFLY" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Easygroup lauches legal challenge against airlines for 'brand theft'" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Brand thief's use of easy logos without permission from easyGroup and Sir Stelios forced to stop!" (PDF). easy.com. easyGroup. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. ^ Limited, Alamy. "Medellin, Colombia – January 25, 2019: Easyfly British Aerospace Jetstream 41 airplane at Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera airport (EOH) in Colombia Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Easyfly será renombrada como Clic". Aviacionline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "EasyFly desembarcó en Bahía Solano y Tolú con vuelos desde Medellín". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "EasyFly iniciará vuelos entre Bogotá y Buenaventura". Volavi.co. 18 November 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Colombia: Easyfly inauguró sus vuelos a Pitalito". Aviacionline.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Easyfly inauguró sus vuelos a Tumaco desde Bogotá". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). 16 March 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Avianca gets approval to codeshare with Easyfly". Aviacionline.com. 15 February 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Clic Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  14. ^ "Easyfly Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  15. ^ EasyFly Flight 8697 incident report in Spanish
  16. ^ "HK-5310 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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