At the beginning of the last decade, after having signed the Open Skies Agreement of the Andean Pact , especially with Venezuela, Arca processed before the SAUCA the authorization to transport passengers between Cartagena and Miami with seven weekly frequencies in Douglas DC-8 aircraft for 180 passengers at a cost of $ 279, about half of what an ordinary ticket cost; He also requested permission to fly the Bogotá-Cartagena, Cartagena-Medellín and Cartagena-Cali routes with passengers.