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Everyone's Excited About Bogotá

Buried at the bottom of US Airways' October traffic report was a fun little tidbit, the likes of which we're beginning to see everywhere:

[Plan] to file for proposed Charlotte, N.C.-Bogotá, Colombia service when the Department of Transportation formally commences the application process. The proposed route will be US Airways' first service to South America.

US Air is already a big player in the Caribbean. But service between the US and Colombia is currently limited to 70 flights a week, and American Airlines, Continental and Delta run all of those flights. US Air is hoping to crack the emerging market when more flights are opened up within the next year.

They won't be the only airline vying for the limited amount of new service. JetBlue has proposed daily round-trips between Fort Lauderdale and Bogotá. Spirit Airlines is also interested in the route, but American has kept them from it by announcing expanded service. Looks like Entourage was right--Colombia is the new hotness.

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