Avianca to Fly to Orlando

Colombian national carrier Avianca is to inaugurate flights to Orlando International from its base at Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport. The airline plans to offer a four times weekly service from July 12 using an Airbus A319. This will bring the number of US cities served by the airline to five with existing links offered to Ft Lauderdale, Miami, New York and Washington.

There was an estimated demand of around 57,000 O&D passengers on the route in the past year, up 5.5 per cent on the previous 12 month period, with JetBlue Airways dominating the traffic with a 76 per cent share. The US low-cost carrier offers a daily service on the route but Avianca offers the opportunity for better connections to Central and South American markets including Buenos Aires, Cali, Caracas, Cartagena, Guayaquil, Lima, Medellin, Quito, Santiago de Chile and Sao Paulo. Colombians make up the third largest Hispanic group in metro Orlando, according to official documentation.