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3 days ago
- Business
- Travel Daily News
Avianca launches nonstop service between Dallas and Bogotá
Avianca has launched nonstop service between Dallas and Bogotá, operating four times per week. The route offers more than 1,400 weekly seats aboard Airbus A320 aircraft, each with a 180-passenger capacity. 'With this new route between Dallas and Bogotá, we now offer 19 direct routes from Colombia to nine U.S. destinations, with more than 170 weekly flights scheduled for the June 2025 peak travel season,' said Frederico Pedreira , CEO of Avianca. 'This growth not only broadens our service options for travelers, but also strengthens our position as one of the leading airlines in the region.' DALLaS – Avianca continues to expand its international connectivity with the launch of nonstop service between Dallas and Bogotá, operating four times per week. 'The launch of the direct Dallas–Bogotá route is great news for travelers and a major step forward in strengthening ties between the United States and Colombia. At ProColombia, we are proud to support Avianca's commitment to expanding connectivity, a key pillar of our strategy to position Colombia – the country of beauty – as a top destination for tourism, business, and investment' said Carmen Caballero, president of ProColombia. Andrés Fernando Diez Martínez, Consul of Colombia in Dallas, added: 'The launch of the direct route between Dallas and Bogotá marks an important step in strengthening the longstanding, deep and dynamic relationship between Colombia and the United States. This new connection will foster greater exchange, bringing more travelers, entrepreneurs, and opportunities in both directions, and reflects the growing importance of bilateral tourism and business ties.' The launch of this new route strengthens Avianca's U.S.- Colombia network for June 2025, bringing the total to 19 direct routes, including: Barranquilla–Miami; Bogotá–Boston, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Washington, New York, Orlando, Miami, Chicago, and Tampa; Cali–New York and Miami; Cartagena–New York and Miami; Medellín–Fort Lauderdale, New York, Orlando, and Miami; and Pereira–New York. Tickets are available for purchase at through the Avianca mobile app, authorized travel agencies, and Avianca's direct sales points. Avianca encompasses Avianca – a Star Alliance member – LifeMiles, and Avianca Cargo. In passenger transportation, Avianca, with over 105 years of operation since its founding in 1919, is the leading airline in Colombia, Ecuador, and Central America. It operates one of the largest air networks in Latin America, offering 150 routes, more than 700 daily flights, and a fleet of 140 Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, connecting over 75 destinations across 25+ countries in the Americas and Europe. In 2024, Avianca transported nearly 38 million customers and operated more than 258,000 flights. Its loyalty program, LifeMiles, is one of the largest in Latin America, with over 14 million members and more than 400 partner merchants. In cargo transportation, Avianca Cargo is the leading operator in various markets across the Americas, connecting over 350 destinations through its 220 weekly cargo flights, passenger flight network, and interline agreements.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A swanky new lounge has opened at Miami Airport
With a record of just under 56 million passengers who passed through it in 2024, Miami International Airport (MIA) is also home to 12 lounges in which travelers with either loyalty status or high fare class can spend time between flights resting. Along with domestic lounges like Delta () 's SkyClub and the United Club () and Polaris networks, international airlines with lounges at MIA include Turkish Airlines, LATAM () and, now, the Colombia-based Avianca () .The latter airline's VIP lounge opened in 2015 but shuttered its doors in 2020 amid the travel plummet that took place during the covid-19 pandemic. On March 21, the lounge formally reopened its doors following a major renovation to the 6,559-square-foot space expected to serve over 16,500 travelers in in partnership with Portuguese flagship carrier TAP Air Portugal, the new lounge is located past security in Miami's Concourse J used for international flights and accessible for free for those with Gold status on a Star Alliance airline — the network includes United, Air Canada () , Air New Zealand () and Turkish Airlines among others — as well as those flying on one of these airlines in first or business. Regardless of how one has the lounge access, one also needs to have a same-day ticket with one of these airlines to clear security. Another option to access the lounge is to purchase the Priority Pass membership that lets one join for an annual price of $99 a year and then pay $35 for day passes to enter a network of over 1,300 airport lounges. Miami is particularly important to Avianca as it connects Latin and South American-bound travelers to the U.S.; the airline runs a total of 36 flights and 249 frequencies between the two continents weekly. "With this investment, we are reinforcing our focus on comfort, convenience, and exceptional service, ensuring travelers enjoy an unforgettable experience while traveling through one of our most important markets, like Miami," Avianca CEO Frederico Pedreira said in a statement. Similarly to other lounges, the Avianca VIP features both work and rest areas, Wi-Fi separate from the one available to the rest of the airport, a selection of breakfast and lunch buffet foods that get rotated out depending on the time of day and a self-serve bar stocked with, among other things, Colombia's Aguardiente liquor and Vinho Verde from Portugal. The lounge will also be open 24 hours a day with the breakfast menu available from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. at which point the hot dishes one can order from a QR code located on tables and common eating areas will switch to the lunch offering. More on travel:Government issues new travel advisory on popular beach destinationThe revamped lounge is designed to hold no more than 337 guests but, with only 158 seats, would get crowded if at full capacity. Unique offerings include a children's play area with televisions showing kid-friendly programming as well as a dimly-lit lounge area full of armchair seats in which weary travelers can take a quick nap; contrary to some select premium Centurion and Polaris lounges, the Avianca one does not have showers.
