Tips & tricks for booking

at Wingo

Updated: March 2021

Our tips & tricks

 

About Wingo
Wingo is a low-cost airline, which as of 2016 operates flights within Colombia and from Colombia to South and Central America. It also flies to the Caribbean, including Curaçao and Aruba. Owner is Copa Holdings S.A.

We regularly fly with Wingo and have listed some useful tips for you. Saves you sleuthing on the Internet -:)

The concept
The base price is kept low. You pay extra for checked baggage, seat selection, extra legroom, airport check in etc. Every ticket, even the cheapest basic ticket, offers the possibility to change your flight once.

Booking

  • Prices can vary by day of the week and spike tremendously around holidays and vacations. Compare well before you book!
  • Beware, because checked baggage is checked by default and should be unchecked when traveling with carry-on baggage only!
  • Payment can only be made by Visa or Mastercard
  • The Netherlands is listed under Paises Bajos. We searched groggily for Holanda, but you won’t find it there -:)

Hand Luggage

  • You may take 1 personal item on board and 1 piece of carry-on baggage free of charge
  • Maximum size for the personal item is 40x35x25cm (height x length x width) and maximum weight 6kg
  • Maximum size for carry-on luggage is 55x45x25cm (height x length x width) and maximum weight 10kg
  • Liquids must be put in bottles of max. 100ml together in 1 clear ziplock bag. You may bring a maximum of 1 liter of liquids. You must be able to show this bag when checking your luggage, so keep it within reach.

Checked baggage

  • If you want to check in luggage, you will pay extra for this, per suitcase/per flight. Eg: a checked-in suitcase (max20kg/158cm) on the route Curaçao-Bogotá costs US$25 (€22) and on the route Bogotá – Cartagena COP35000 (US$10.50/€9.50). If you travel from Curaçao to Cartagena via Bogotá and you travel with hand luggage only, you will save a total of US$71/€63.
  • Traveling to Bogotá with only carry-on luggage and want to shop there? At any major supermarket you can buy a suitcase or bag for the return trip for very little money

Choosing a chair

  • Wingo randomly assigns you a seat. If you want to choose a seat, you will pay extra for this

Print boarding pass

  • You can check in online from 72 hours to 4 hours before departure and print your boarding pass yourself
  • If you print the boarding pass yourself, you will save time and money. There is an extra fee for checking/printing the boarding pass at the airport and you will have to be there much earlier.

Food and drink on board

  • This can only be paid in cash (US$ or COP). You cannot pay by debit or credit card on board
  • Our favorite snack: the typical Colombian Chocoramo. Delicious with a vanilla cappuccino or aromática (tea) alongside.

Look here for more information:
Wingo website
Information about El Dorado airport