Satena (9R) August 2025 Operational Report

Flight Activity Overview

Total arriving flights: 2,366

Year-over-year change: +206.48%

Satena expanded regional connectivity across Colombia in August, lifting arriving volumes as leisure and essential travel surged during the late-summer period. The strong +206.48% growth reflects added capacity on high-demand regional corridors and the restoration of frequencies to communities that rely on public service routes. This higher activity consolidates the carrier’s position in secondary cities and supports a strategy focused on serving remote territories with reliable, short-haul operations.

On-Time Performance and Cancellation

On-time performance (this month): 57.10%

Change versus last year: -6.37 percentage points

Cancelled arriving flights: 7

Year-over-year change in cancellations: 0.00%

August punctuality was pressured by afternoon convective weather in Andean airports, air traffic flow restrictions around Bogotá, and tight ground times at small regional terminals. In response, Satena is redistributing block times, staging reserve aircraft and crews in Bogotá and Medellín, and refining maintenance planning to reduce knock-on delays. These actions aim to stabilize turnarounds before the year-end peak while keeping the cancellation count very low.

Key Hubs

Bogotá’s El Dorado functions as the primary hub, concentrating inbound waves that feed regional points and government service routes. Medellín’s Olaya Herrera acts as a secondary node supporting high-frequency shuttles to nearby cities and improving same-day connectivity. The schedule is organized in morning and midday banks to facilitate quick transfers and ensure continuity to remote communities.

Outlook

For travelers, Satena offers dependable access to regions where air service is essential; choosing morning departures can help avoid weather-driven delays, and allowing extra time at Bogotá will ease connections. Looking ahead, customers can expect punctuality to gradually recover as schedule buffers and spare capacity take effect, with cancellations remaining limited. The airline plans targeted frequency increases on proven regional routes and service enhancements onboard and on the ground to support the holiday season.