Colombian airline Avianca is plotting a giant U.S. enlargement in 2025.
The Bogota-based provider introduced 5 new proposed routes Thursday, every of which might carry new nonstop Latin American flights to the state of Florida.
As a part of Avianca’s deliberate enlargement, the provider would launch its first-ever service from Tampa Worldwide Airport (TPA). And, it might add new (or further) direct hyperlinks between South Florida and locations in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Colombia itself.
In asserting the proposed enlargement, Avianca executives spoke to robust demand for its service within the Sunshine State:
“Florida has traditionally been a key gateway for connections to Latin America, which is why it’s important for us to contribute to reuniting households, boosting tourism, and selling enterprise,” Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira stated in an announcement Thursday.
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Avianca’s deliberate routes
All of Avianca’s proposed routes introduced Thursday are topic to authorities approval. As such, the provider has not but introduced begin dates for the service.
That stated, listed here are the routes the airline says it is eyeing:
TPA to El Dorado Worldwide Airport (BOG) in Bogota, Colombia
This service would give the Tampa Bay area its first-ever service aboard Avianca — to not point out a direct hyperlink to South America, which it at present lacks.
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Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Worldwide Airport (FLL) to Jose Maria Cordova Worldwide Airport (MDE) in Medellin, Colombia
Fort Lauderdale could be the fourth continental U.S. metropolis with a nonstop Avianca flight to Medellin. The provider at present flies from the Colombian metropolis to Miami, Orlando, New York and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Medellin has seen an uptick in nonstop service from the U.S. of late, with United Airways just lately launching flights to town from Houston.
Avianca could have some competitors on the FLL-MDE route, which is at present flown by each JetBlue and Spirit Airways.
Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) to Juan Santamaria Worldwide Airport (SJO) in San Jose, Costa Rica
This is not a wholly new route. Avianca final flew between Miami and the Costa Rican capital in 2022.
This addition by Avianca ought to inject some competitors onto the MIA-SJO route, which is at present flown by Miami’s main provider, American Airways.
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Miami to La Aurora Worldwide Airport (GUA) in Guatemala Metropolis, Guatemala
Avianca final flew this route in 2022, as effectively.
At the moment, American is the one airline to function service between the 2 cities.
Fort Lauderdale to Managua (and onto San Salvador)
Avianca can also be proposing service between Fort Lauderdale and Managua, Nicaragua. As a part of the setup, the plane would then proceed on from Managua’s Augusto Cesar Sandino Worldwide Airport (MGA) to El Salvador Worldwide Airport (SAL) in San Salvador — so vacationers would doubtless be capable to both e book direct (one-stop) service to San Salvador, or e book a nonstop flight to Managua.
The airline will doubtless announce extra particular particulars of all of this service at a later date, although.
Spirit is at present the one U.S. airline with common service between FLL and Managua.
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Backside line
Avianca’s 5 new proposed routes from Florida come because the provider has dramatically grown its footprint in North America.
In 2024, its whole seats to the U.S. rose practically 25% over 2023, in keeping with knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium.
In asserting its enlargement Thursday, the provider famous it’s going to end 2024 with eight new locations throughout its community.
In the meantime, the airline’s LifeMiles loyalty program stays a preferred switch choice for a number of bank card rewards, providing an avenue for even home U.S. flyers to e book low cost award tickets on United — or flights aboard different Star Alliance companions like Air Canada.
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