Flybondi cancels the route with Lima six months after launching it, in the midst of an internal crisis

The suspension of this international connection comes amid continued flight cancellations that began in the summer and still persist on the part of the low-cost and of the recent departure of its former CEO and vice president, Mauricio Sana, along with other executives, which was known last week.

Asked about this, the company reported that the connection “was part of an international operation developed in a context of continuous analysis.” In a statement, he added that “variables such as demand, the costs associated with the operation and the sustained increase in fuel prices impacted in the sustainability of the route.”

Thus, the company has only three flights left to operate: those on May 29 and those on June 1 and 5. To passengers with flights scheduled from the 6th, will offer them as alternatives request a voucher for the value paidvalid for future purchases to any destination and transferable to another passenger, or manage the corresponding refund to the total fare paid for the section not flown.

The airline thanked the work articulated with the Government of Misiones and announced that “both parties will continue to evaluate other connectivity opportunitiesas well as the possibility of eventually resuming the Puerto Iguazú-Lima route.”

Flybondi faces reorganization after the entry of the American investment group of Leonardo Scattrice, COC Global Enterpriseas a shareholder of the airline in June 2025.

In this scenario, on Thursday, Mauricio Sana, the former CEO and, until last week, the company’s vice president, He reported on his social networks that he was leaving the airline. Since February, Sana was also at the head of OCA. Scatturice acquired the mail and logistics company in December to compete with Andreani y Free marketand last January he also stayed with Arrowgroup that owns the transportation and lockers firms Arrow Log, End of the World Express y COULD.

Sana posted the announcement on her LinkedIn profile. “Closing a very important cycle in my career. After more than seven years at Flybondi and these intense 100 days at OCA, where we worked on the design of the company’s transformation plan, a new professional stage begins,” he wrote.

“At Flybondi I had the opportunity to lead one of the most disruptive projects in Argentine aviation.along with extraordinary teams that made it possible to democratize access to the plane for millions of people,” he explained.

“At OCA, the challenge was different but equally exciting: lay the foundations for a profound transformation, combining operation, technology, efficiency and innovation to project a company prepared for the coming years,” he noted.

He anticipated that Gastón Pérez Izquierdo will lead OCA as the new CEO. His corporate career appears on his LinkedIn profile. In the last three years, he was a strategy advisor as an independent professional, while for 20 years he was CEO of the winery Catena Zapata. Before, he was in the purchasing management of the dry food sector in stump.

When Sana was promoted, Paz Lovisolo, who also became its president, took over as CEO of the airline.. Asked about this, Flybondi did not comment.

Since January, Flybondi had multiple flight cancellations and in March there were delays in the payment of salarieswhile launching a voluntary retirement plan. Last week, rumors surfaced about a possible conversion of the company into an exclusive cargo airline, but the company denied them.

Meanwhile, seeks to operate under the Paraguayan flag. Days ago, representatives of the low cost with executives of the National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DINAC) from the neighboring country to advance the process.