• Avianca Airlines Tile
    Avianca
    IATA/ICAO Code:
    AV/AVA
    Airline Type:
    Full Service Carrier
    Hub(s):
    El Dorado International Airport, El Salvador International Airport
    Year Founded:
    1919
    Alliance:
    Star Alliance
    Airline Group:
    Avianca Group
    CEO:
    Adrian Neuhauser
    Country:
    Colombia
    Region:
    South America

Colombian carrier Avianca has announced it will reactivate 15 routes and launch seven new routes during this high season, including several city-to-city connections to United States destinations such as Miami International Airport (MIA) and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). Avianca is also eyeing new international services to Brazil’s Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU) and Chile’s Santiago de Chile International (SCL).

More than 17,000 flights

Avianca is revving up its engines for the year-end season. The airline will start operations of seven new direct routes while reactivating 15 more. Overall, the Colombian Carrier expects to have more than four million travelers who will fly on over 17,000 commercial scheduled services through its network in the region.

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Between December 8 and January 11, Avianca will inaugurate seven new routes, all departing from Colombian airports other than Bogota. These are the routes the airline will launch:

  • On December 8, it will open Bucaramanga-Miami, Pereira-New York, Pereira-Miami, Medellín-Pereira
  • On December 10, it will open Santa Marta-Miami
  • On January 10, 2023, it will open Cartagena-Sao Paulo Guarulhos
  • On January 11, 2023, it will open Cartagena-Santiago de Chile.

The December routes will be seasonal, while Cartagena to Sao Paulo and Santiago de Chile services will become year-round routes.

An Avianca 787 Dreamliner parked in Bogota
Photo: Daniel Martínez Garbuno | Simple Flying.

The reactivated routes

In addition to launching these seven new routes, Avianca is looking to restart 15 routes, some of which are seasonal and some of which will now become year-round commercial services. Most of the flights will depart from Colombia, although there are two routes to be reactivated from Costa Rica and one from Ecuador. Here’s the detail:

From Colombia

  • On December 8, Cartagena-Miami, Cartagena-Cali, Cali-Miami, Cali-New York, Cali-Santa Marta, and Barranquilla-Miami.
  • On December 9, Cartagena-New York, Cartagena-Bucaramanga, and Medellín-Orlando.
  • On January 10, 2023, Cartagena-Pereira.

The routes Cartagena-Miami, Cartagena-New York, Medellín-Orlando, and Cali-New York will be seasonal.

From Costa Rica and Ecuador

  • On December 2, Avianca Costa Rica will open up the San José-Washington route.
  • On December 8, Avianca Costa Rica will relaunch the San José-Cancún route.
  • On December 15, Avianca Ecuador will restart the Guayaquil-Lima route.

None of these services are seasonal.

An Avianca aircraft taxiing in Bogota
Photo: Daniel Martínez Garbuno | Simple Flying.

More routes, more capacity

For this year-end season, Avianca will offer 20% more routes compared to the low season. Additionally, it will have 10% more capacity in terms of available seats per kilometer. Adrian Neuhauser, President and CEO of Avianca said,

“With the inauguration and reactivation of more than 20 direct routes during 2022, we continue consolidating our Avianca for all. Undoubtedly, 2022 was a year of immense progress in strategic projects such as the agreement to create Grupo Abra together with GOL; the simplification of our fleet to stay with A320 and B787 aircraft; the reconfiguration of A320s to increase 20% more capacity with three differentiated seats; the simplification of our fare system; the launch of the onboard sales service, as well as more than 15 additional services (ancillaries) that allow our customers to personalize their trip; the strengthening of our contact center; and the growth of key businesses such as LifeMiles and Avianca Cargo. By 2023 we will continue to consolidate our business vision with the clear objective of being the airline of choice for millions of travelers in Latin America.”

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