Avianca has applied to the Colombian Civil Aeronautics to add passenger, cargo and mail air services on the Bogota (BOG) – Tegucigalpa/Palmerola (XPL) – Bogota (BOG) route with 3rd and 4th freedom traffic rights.
In the application, the company requests seven weekly flights operated by Airbus A319/A320/A320neo aircraft.
If this new service materializes, it would be the only non-stop service between Palmerola International Airport (XPL) and South America, offering high connectivity to the Honduran capital through Avianca’s main hub at El Dorado Airport (BOG), where passengers will have options to make connections to North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and the rest of South America.
Palmerola Airport (XPL) continues to expand its international offer with the addition of Spirit’s night flight to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Iberojet’s unprecedented service to Madrid (MAD). The latter will be the first non-stop connection between Tegucigalpa and Europe.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, Avianca Group in December will offer 17,844 weekly seats between Central America and Colombia through four destinations. It is the second largest airline operator in this market in terms of seats per kilometers offered (ASK).
Avianca Group’s December schedule between Colombia and Central America
(Obtained through Cirium, subject to change)
San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
- Bogota (BOG): three daily flights on Airbus A319 and A320.
- Medellín (MDE): two flights per week on Airbus A320.
- Cartagena (CTG): three weekly flights on Airbus A320.
Guatemala City (GUA)
- Bogotá (BOG): four times a week on Airbus A320.
San Salvador (SAL)
- Bogotá (BOG): twelve weekly flights on Airbus A319 and A320neo.
Panama – Tocumen (PTY)
- Bogota (BOG): thirteen weekly flights on Airbus A320.
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