Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at airports in Colombia and Peru on Tuesday after low-cost airline Viva Air suspended its operations due to financial difficulties. At Bogota's El Dorado airport, AFP reported seeing scores of unhappy passengers who had spent the night there, many of them sleeping on the floor while waiting for a flight to their intended destinations. Similar scenes were reported from Lima and Cusco airports in Peru. In a statement, Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority said that flights to and from Lima, Mexico City and Cancun were affected by the suspension. The authority also said that the airline had failed to meet the minimum requirements for its operations, and that it was working to repatriate the stranded passengers. The airline has yet to issue a statement on the matter, and it is unclear how many flights have been affected. It is also unclear what the financial difficulties are that have caused the airline to suspend operations. The suspension of operations has left hundreds of passengers stranded in foreign countries and without access to their luggage. Many of them are now facing the prospect of having to find alternative ways to reach their intended destinations. The Civil Aviation Authority has urged passengers to contact their airlines to find out the status of their flights. It has also urged airlines to provide assistance to passengers affected by the suspension of operations.