Avianca Has Not Operated Regular Passenger Flights Since the End of March, and Most of Its 20,000 Employees Have Gone Without Pay During the Crisis Caused by the Coronavirus.
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If Avianca Cannot Exit Bankruptcy, It Could Be the First Major Airline in the World to Collapse Due to the Crisis Caused by the Coronavirus, Which Resulted in a 90 Percent Reduction in Air Traffic.
Since the End of March, Avianca Has Not Operated Regular Passenger Flights, Which Means Most of Its 20,000 Employees Have Gone Without Pay Thus Far.
Anko van der Werff, CEO of Avianca, Said in a Statement, “Avianca Is Facing the Most Challenging Crisis in Its 100 Years of History.”
Although the Airline Was Struggling Even Before the Coronavirus Pandemic, Its Bankruptcy Filing Highlights the Challenges for Airlines That Do Not Receive Government Bailouts to Avoid Restructuring.
A Representative of Avianca Stated That the Company Is Still Trying to Secure Government Loans.
Avianca’s Chief Commercial Officer, Silvia Mosquera, Said in a Statement Before the Bankruptcy Filing, “Government Help for the Airline Industry Is Vital.”
Crisis at Avianca
In the Early 2000s, Avianca Already Went Through a Bankruptcy Process from Which It Was Rescued by a Bolivia-born Oil Entrepreneur, German Efromovich.
Although the Executive Aggressively Expanded the Airline, He Accumulated Significant Debts. Efromovich Disagrees with the Decision to File for Bankruptcy and Claims He Was Not Involved in It.
Despite Still Holding a Majority Stake in the Company, the Entrepreneur Was Removed from the Business in 2010 in a Board Coup Led by United Airlines Holdings Inc.
The United May Lose Up to $700 Million in Loans Related to Avianca. Meanwhile, the Airline Announced It Plans to Begin Reducing Operations in Peru.

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