Issue Summary

Colombia is in the grips of a terrible new wave of Covid-19, with the number of cases higher than it was a year ago. But that's not stopping the government from encouraging airlines to add more international routes. A host of low-cost carriers are vying for the routes, and there's even a new entrant called Ultra, founded by some of the same people who ran Mexico's Interjet. Will the pandemic subside by the time airlines start operating these new routes? The country is stepping up its vaccination program and is reopening, so it's possible. We look at the changing airline…