On December 8 Avianca began its expansion into Miami (MIA) with the start of operations to Bucaramanga (BGA), Pereira (PEI) and Santa Marta (SMR). In addition, the airline will resume service from Cali (CLO), Cartagena (CTG) and Barranquilla (BAQ) to Florida.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, Avianca will offer 21,384 weekly seats between Miami (MIA) and Colombia in December, a 30.8 percent increase in capacity compared to pre-pandemic levels, and will be the second largest airline in this market, behind only American Airlines.
The first service to start was flight AV 148, which was operated in an Airbus A319 registered with registration number N691AV, which took off from Palonegro International Airport (BGA) at 06:13 local time and landed at Miami International Airport (MIA) at 09:08, after two hours and 55 minutes.
In addition, Avianca will be the only airline to offer non-stop flights between Santa Marta (SMR) and the United States. The airline will be the operator with the greatest connectivity between the state of Florida and Colombia, offering services from 8 Colombian cities to Miami (MIA), more than any other foreign company.
Flight itinerary of the new services
Bucaramanga (BGA) – Miami (MIA)
- Flight AV 148 BGA 06:10 – MIA 09:35 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
- Flight AV 149 MIA 19:55 – BGA 23:15 Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Pereira (PEI) – Miami (MIA)
- Flight AV 200 PEI 05:55 – MIA 09:35 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
- Flight AV 201 MIA 19:25 – PEI 22:55 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Santa Marta (SMR) – Miami (MIA)
- Flight AV 189 SMR 15:10 – MIA 18:00 Tuesday and Saturday.
- Flight AV 188 MIA 11:00 – SMR 13:50 Tuesday and Saturday.
Avianca’s Schedule between Colombia and Miami (MIA)
Obtained through Cirium (subject to change)
- Bogota (BOG): four daily flights on Airbus A319, Airbus A320ceo and Airbus A320neo.
- Medellín (MDE): daily flights on Airbus A320ceo.
- Cali (CLO): daily flights on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320ceo.
- Cartagena (CTG): five weekly flights on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320ceo.
- Barranquilla (BAQ): daily flights on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320ceo.
- Pereira (PEI): four weekly flights on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320ceo.
- Santa Marta (SMR): two weekly flights on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320ceo.
- Bucaramanga (BGA): three weekly flights on Airbus A319 and Airbus A320ceo.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Department of Transportation (DOT) statistics, Colombia was the main South American market in the United States in 2021, where 1,777,420 passengers were mobilized between both nations, a recovery of 71.1 percent when compared to 2019 levels.
See also: Avianca: 2022 is a «transition» year and 2023 will be «consolidation»
