SATENA Expands Operations in September 2026 and Begins Leadership Transition Under Mateo Arjona. State-owned airline Satena is gearing up to reinforce its presence across Colombian skies this coming September, according to comprehensive data provided by aviation analytics platform Cirium. To achieve this, the carrier has structured a robust schedule consisting of 2,781 flights and a total offering of 129,517 seats designed to benefit travelers nationwide.
Consequently, these figures represent a 3.9% increase in flight operations compared to the same month of the previous year, translating directly into more than 104 additional frequencies. Furthermore, this operational push is matched by a 5.7% growth in seating capacity, materializing as 6,982 new seats made available to the public.
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Delving into the fleet structure, the vast majority of scheduled routes will be operated using turboprop aircraft from manufacturer ATR, ensuring both efficiency and adaptability across the domestic network. Specifically, a combined total of 1,852 flights are planned using the versatile ATR 42/72 series, complemented by 84 additional operations assigned exclusively to the larger ATR 72 model.
On the other hand, the airline will utilize aircraft from the Embraer ERJ family to cover 657 aerial operations on higher-density routes, while regional aviation will be represented by 188 frequencies operated on Beechcraft aircraft to secure connectivity for the country’s most isolated regions.
Regarding the geographic distribution of its routes, the airline currently serves 43 domestic destinations, highlighting the pivotal role played by the nation’s primary connection hubs. Accordingly, Bogotá and Medellín’s Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) stand out as the two key capital cities accounting for 40% of the flight schedule and 49.94% of the total seating capacity.
Following closely behind in a strategic joint block, Quibdó, Apartadó, and Cali host 15.54% of the scheduled flights and 16.72% of the offered seats. Finally, the remaining 38 departmental capitals and municipalities collectively contribute 44.46% of the airline’s scheduled flights and 33.34% of the available seats for the month of September.
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To conclude, the company’s dynamic momentum is clearly reflected in key markets such as Barranquilla, where the airline experienced an extraordinary surge of 50 additional flights, skyrocketing from 13 monthly frequencies to Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín (EOH) up to 63 monthly flights, alongside efficient connections to Montería, Valledupar, Riohacha, and Cúcuta. This landscape of expansion coincides with the arrival of the airline’s new president, economist and marketing expert Mateo Arjona, whose appointment—recently highlighted by the economic newspaper Portafolio—marks a critical corporate turning point.
Backed by over 15 years of experience in strategy, data, and technology, Arjona faces the complex challenges of leading the company’s digital transformation, operational modernization, and upcoming jet fleet renewal, thereby ensuring the long-term sustainability of the vital social routes that keep the country connected.
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