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Avianca Is Adding More Flights to Curaçao

By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia-based Avianca is expanding its flight service to Curaçao, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier is adding four additional weekly flights between Bogota and Curaçao beginning Aug. 3. That will mean a total of 11 …

Avianca Launching Barbados Flights

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Colombia-based Avianca is planning to introduce twice-weekly nonstop flights between Bogotá and Barbados. The new flights, which begin Dec. 2, will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays between El Dorado International Airport and the Grantley Adams …

Avianca’s New 787 Dreamliner Completes First Madrid Flight

Above: Avianca’s new 787 By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner has completed its first flight to Madrid, Spain. The carrier, which took delivery of the new plane last year, will initially be operating some of the …

Avianca’s New Caribbean Flights

Above: the San Andres archipelago By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca is expanding its Caribbean service with new flights to the island of San Andres. The Colombia-based carrier will be operating thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Costa Rica on Fridays, …

Avianca, Air India Eye Plan Cooperation

Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca and Air India have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at future collaboration between the two carriers. The primary aim of the memorandum is a future codeshare agreement. The signing …

Avianca Continues Fleet Expansion

Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca is continuing its fleet expansion plan. The Colombia-based carrier took delivery of 10 new planes in the July-September quarter, the company announced. The refleeting included the phasing out of two …

Avianca Launching Daily Flight Between Bogota and Barcelona

Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia-based carrier Avianca is expanding its service between Bogota and Barcelona, the carrier announced this week. Responding to what Avianca called “high demand” for both business and leisure travelers between the …

Avianca Begins New Cancun Flights

Above: Cancun By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca is ramping up its service to Cancun, the Colombia-based carrier announced. The company began a new daily nonstop flight from Bogota to Cancun on Aug. 15, meaning it now operates two daily …

Avianca Reports Jump in Passengers, Operating Revenue

Above: an Avianca plane By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia-based regional carrier Avianca reported operating revenue of $49.8 million in the second quarter, the company announced in a release. That represented a growth in the company’s operational margin from 3.2 …

Avianca Takes Delivery of New Plane For Guatemala, Honduras Routes

Above: a new ATR By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca has taken delivery of a new ATR 72-600 plane for service in Central America. The turboprop plane is the first to enter the Central American region, and will begin operations …

Avianca Expands Service to Havana

Above: an Avianca flight By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia-based air carrier Avianca has expanded its service to Havana, Cuba, the carrier announced. Avianca will be increasing the number of flights between Colombia’s capital, Bogota and Havana from four to …

Avianca Launches New Direct New York-Cartagena Flights

Above: Cartagena (CJ photo: KU) By the Caribbean Journal staff Avianca has officially begun direct service between New York and the city of Cartagena on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The service, which began last month, operates flights from New York to …