Avianca launches BOG-CDG route! In time for the Olympic Games but planned for the long haul -as it were. After many years since it last flew to Paris on 767s, Avianca is returning to Charles de Gaulle from 3 July with 5 weekly frequencies (4 weekly for the first 2 weeks). Schedule AV228 BOG 13:25 C...
Jump to postA380 returns to Osaka (KIX) on the 1st of June with Premium Economy. IMO...this capacity boost will definitely hurt Etihad the most on the KIX route more than any other airline ! Apperently in other news, EK is also seeking to operate a 5th Freedom routing from DXB to BOG via MIA as per this source...
Jump to postIn the case of Colombia, aircraft operating for Colombian airlines have to visibly say "Colombia" somewhere in their fuselage, per local regulations. You can see that Avianca, Wingo and LATAM carry the name Colombia under their merchant flags in the front of their fuselage: 7460137 6795297...
Jump to postAC YYZ to Bogota is not daily. It is just 3 times / week YUL - BOG is also 3 times / week https://services.aircanada.com/portal/rest/timetable/pdf/ac-timetable-en.pdf Indeed. Avianca is daily BOG-YYZ and AC has 3 weekly frequencies to each YYZ and YUL. wonder if the Canada - Colombia market will su...
Jump to postGreat analysis! Just one question, what region do "north american international destinations" cover? I'm guessing it comprises the NAFTA countries as well as Central America and the Caribbean.
Jump to postAvianca is launching BOG-YUL 4x weekly, starting March 31st. This marks the airline's first scheduled operation in Montréal. The following is the schedule: BOG 14:20 YUL 22:05 1357 A32S YUL 23:25 BOG 04:39 1357 A32S https://www.portafolio.co/negocios/empresas/avianca-suma-un-nuevo-destino-con-la-ape...
Jump to postFor one of the last announcements of the year on this thread, a quite relevant one: AV is relaunching BOG-CCS after eyars of having it suspended, initially 4x weekly on A320s with a capacity of 180 seats, and starting on February 1st, 2024. What was once one of the most transited international air c...
Jump to postOoooh well nice to still have the old -300 for a few more months. I did my first atlantic crossing back in 2001 on an LH A343 BOG-FRA. Sad part is daily flights won't be happening (after the pandemic the flight hasn't been able to recover its full frequency). Where will LH be sending those 789s then...
Jump to postBrazil's GOL has opened reservations for its new route linking Bogotá to Buenos Aires EZE and Sao Paulo GRU, effective 01APR2024 and with traffic rights on all segments. G38240 GRU 23:50 BOG 03:35 - 05:50+1 EZE 14:20 7M8 G38241 EZE 16:50 BOG 21:25 - 23:45 GRU 08:10+1 7M8 Initially the airline will ...
Jump to postBrazil's GOL has opened reservations for its new route linking Bogotá to Buenos Aires EZE and Sao Paulo GRU, effective 01APR2024 and with traffic rights on all segments. G38240 GRU 23:50 BOG 03:35 - 05:50+1 EZE 14:20 7M8 G38241 EZE 16:50 BOG 21:25 - 23:45 GRU 08:10+1 7M8 Initially the airline will ...
Jump to postHowever, I don't think you're factoring in many aspects of the flight's performance. For example, the fact that AV has a lower cost base than its US counterparts or the fact that cargo is a big component of revenues ex-BOG. I did have those in mind. I know AV will have a much lower cost base than t...
Jump to post787s stretched thin on Colombia-Spain, where AV is printing money. As has been said above, BOG-LAX is a marginal route fare wyse (important for connections though). The thing is with only 13 units and covering 7 daily flights to Spain plus several MIA, JFK and EZE frequencies, they had to pick thei...
Jump to post787s stretched thin on Colombia-Spain, where AV is printing money. As has been said above, BOG-LAX is a marginal route fare wyse (important for connections though). The thing is with only 13 units and covering 7 daily flights to Spain plus several MIA, JFK and EZE frequencies, they had to pick their...
Jump to postAn ownership stake was never on the table. AR's property was never under discussion. What would actually be neat was that the airlines would actually time their flights in order to make connections easy and make ticketing/fareing easy and simple - therefore promoting through traffic. The main probl...
Jump to postNot sure why, but AV launched a brand refresh using lower case "a" in its logo. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8rnBGWXkAAFIig?format=jpg&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F8rnBGWXkAAFIig?format=jpg&name=large This is the laziest, most pointless airline "rebrand" I've ...
Jump to postKudos to Abra on this stratregic partnership. They're being smart by not getting any capital involved, waiting for the outcome of the election in Argentina but securing a sizeable market (specially for Argentina-Brazil traffic and for feeding the BOG hub). A logical outcome now that LATAM is out of ...
Jump to postIt looks like Avianca's new Bogota - Belo Horizonte service may not be meeting the airline's traffic expectations. Effective 29OCT23, service on the route will be reduced from 5 to 3x w, A319 equipment. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230825-avnw23intl Avianca is slightly reducing Brazil capacity. A...
Jump to postWhat about CLO/MDE-BCN? Avianca requested permisions to operate these 2 routes to the colombian aviation authorities last year. Perhaps they could replace one of the 2 daily BOG-BCN. Honestly IMO these won’t happen before MDE/CLO-MAD go daily, and on top of BOG-BCN already being 2-3 daily. BOG-BCN ...
Jump to postAvianca expands SJU operations As of December 1, the airline will inaugurate a new air route between Medellín and San Juan with a frequency of 4 weekly flights. It is the first time that it connects directly between San Juan and Medellín on a regular basis, since there are already chartered flights...
Jump to postAvianca expands SJU operations As of December 1, the airline will inaugurate a new air route between Medellín and San Juan with a frequency of 4 weekly flights. It is the first time that it connects directly between San Juan and Medellín on a regular basis, since there are already chartered flights...
Jump to postIberia has significant frequency increases for LatAm this winter: https://www.avionrevue.com/aviacion-comercial/iberia-operara-en-invierno-mas-de-300-vuelos-cada-semana-a-latinoamerica/ Iberia has announced its winter programme, between October 28, 2023 and March 30 of next year, in which flights on...
Jump to postPlus Ultra continues to fly TFN-CCS 1x weekly. The market on this route has expanded recently with people migrating out of Venezuela, 5% of the population in Tenerife Island is Venezuelan. I had no idea Plus Ultra was flying TFN-CCS, I'm guessing that's the highest frequency the market can handle (...
Jump to postIMHO, This year PTY (= CM hub) might already be able to support at least thrice weekly IB Level out of BCN. Flights to PTY from SCQ and/or AGP? Not now or next year. SCQ-PTY? You must be kidding. :D There isn't a market either for AGP-Latin America. Andalusia is historically one of the poorest regi...
Jump to postThat's what I thought as well. I think PTY will be decoupled from BOG, and another Colombian destination will be added and tagged to BOG, particularly MDE, to increase business/cargo revenue. Although I don't know if MDE suffers from altitude issues like BOG does to reach IST. MDE could be the perf...
Jump to postRegarding the new applied for US routes, I think its pretty obvious most of those won't come to fruition. I think some of the ones to IAH and EWR can work if UA throws their code on there or better yet if UA/CM/AV have a JV. Filling planes to FLL or MCO from Colombia would be pretty easy, but the f...
Jump to postHow about the return of BOG-CCS? Seems AV was interested in restarting the route. Oh let's get into that sh*tshow. Ever since this government went into office and pompously announced the reestablishment of relations with Venezuela, little has been done. Right now only SATENA is flying the route 3 o...
Jump to postAvianca has applied to start several new internation routes from BOG and other cities in Colombia to North America, specifically: BOG-ORD BOG-IAH BOG-EWR BOG-TPA BOG-SFO BOG-YUL Of these, BOG-ORD would be returning, whilst all others would be new routes. I don't see resources being allocated to BOG-...
Jump to postThe Colombian economy grew 10% in 2021 (covid rebound) and 7% last year. To say it's going badly is a misrepresentation. There's uncertainty from the new government, yes. But as has been pointed out, Colombia has managed to consolidate a considerable middle class who can now afford going to Europe a...
Jump to postRed recently MAD-BOG is up to 5xdaily this summer with AV+UX+IB combined, plus CLO-MAD, MDE-MAD and CTG-MAD all 1x. AV even running a daylight eastbound and a redeye westbound. Is Colombia-MAD so huge to sustain 2500+seats a day give or take? It's even more. BOG-MAD is up to 8x daily this summer wi...
Jump to postRed recently MAD-BOG is up to 5xdaily this summer with AV+UX+IB combined, plus CLO-MAD, MDE-MAD and CTG-MAD all 1x. AV even running a daylight eastbound and a redeye westbound. Is Colombia-MAD so huge to sustain 2500+seats a day give or take? It's even more. BOG-MAD is up to 8x daily this summer wi...
Jump to postHistorically, all the wide-bodies from Avianca have been based in Colombia. If I remember correctly, AV LIM-MAD didn't enter in service. Having said that, it's hard the chance of any 787 based in San Salvador for their long-haul flights to Europe or somewhere else. They based one A330 in Perú for a...
Jump to postWelcome to Colombia Edelweiss!
This will be the first time that Colombia and Switzerland are linked non-stop and the first time a swiss company flies to Colombia.
AV flew to ZRH in the 70s/80s but I don't recall which was the schedule.
Edelweiss Air is starting flights to Colombia on November 22, 2023, 2xw triangular ZRH-BOG-CTG-ZRH. https://www.elespectador.com/economia/empresas/empresa-aerea-suiza-edelweiss-anuncia-vuelos-a-bogota-y-cartagena/ Excerpt from spanish: The airline which is to arrive in Colombia is swiss and operates...
Jump to postChange of gauge on Avianca's BOG-LAX route. From 20APR-28OCT2023 the route will be operated daily with a leased Wamos Air 241-seat A332. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230410-avsal They need those 788s for the massive Spain operation this summer (seven daily flights). With no spares available it is...
Jump to postIn AM's defense a little rationalization of capacity in the MEX-BOG sector seems fine. There's way too much capacity and already with 6 operators on the route and over 10 daily flights yields are under pressure. That, and a general softening of demand due to higher taxes being imposed by Colombia on...
Jump to postIn one of their latest draw downs of their nonsense MIA operation, Spirit ended its last two international routes out of the airport: BOG and MDE (both suspended Feb. 8). https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/routes-brief-rolling-daily-updates This is just logical. Their MIA operation was just capa...
Jump to postjetBlue has permanently exited MCO-BOG. And fortunately it's looking very unlikely that the merger with Spirit is going to happen. Huh. Jetblue has been slowly loosing ground in Colombia these past few years. MCO-BOG gone, JFK-BOG and EWR-CTG not succesful. It seems they can only hold on to CTG-JFK...
Jump to postI have to say, the economics of Colombia-SCL routes, being such a long flight (5.5-6h), seem difficult for ULCCs to thrive. I do understand why, in the face of severe fleet shortage, JetSmart is cutting their longest, most challenging sections in the network. Let's hope JetSmart returns eventually.
Jump to postLATAM Colombia has announced a new route that will connect Bogota with Orlando from 1JUL23, daily service with A320ceo. https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/01/latam-colombia-to-fly-between-bogota-and-orlando/ Nice. This will add on to a consolidated route, albeit with some competition as three carrie...
Jump to postI knew it. AV will be focusing extra resources to Spain on its bread and butter routes. It made no sense for them to add MDE/CLO-BCN without consolidating MDE/CLO-MAD as daily flights first, specially considering the inefficient W pattern they would have had to adopt to fly these from BCN with the p...
Jump to postAmerican Airlines is cancelling the Miami - San Andres (ADZ), effective May 3, 2023. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/news/american-airlines-is-cutting-3-short-haul-international-markets/ar-AA16CaUK?cvid=daaaf48570ac4c2dbe906c4cdd702f84 Not surprised at all. ADZ with its overcrowded and unsafe town...
Jump to postAmerican Airlines is cancelling the Miami - San Andres (ADZ), effective May 3, 2023. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/news/american-airlines-is-cutting-3-short-haul-international-markets/ar-AA16CaUK?cvid=daaaf48570ac4c2dbe906c4cdd702f84 Not surprised at all. ADZ with its overcrowded and unsafe town...
Jump to postBogota and Medellin need an urgent increase in gates at least. I don't know if Medellin needs an extra runway, but it does need more gates. Bogota needs both, runway and gates. Colombia has always fallen short in infrastructure planning. The situation at Colombia's three most strategic airports is ...
Jump to postOn January 10 Avianca started flying from CTG to GRU and SCL, providing the first ever connection betwen deep south america and the colombian caribbean's top tourist destination. 4x weekly to SCL and 3x wwekly to GRU on A319s. 1. American only serves MVD from NOV-MAR. Between APR-OCT Uruguay has no ...
Jump to postLAS might be too far out west to be reached by a narrowbody from BOG, which slims its chances. Any west coast airport outside LAX will need to be really thought out. SFO might stand a better chance, but even that won't be explored in the near term. In the States, I would bet for destinations that ca...
Jump to postI expect that JetSmart will get back with the required clarifications and will be given authorisation to set up shop in Colombia. 111 routes mentioned in the application are of course unrealistic with 12 A320Neos, so they’ll have to provide a workable initial route plan. Another issue will be slots...
Jump to post2023 will probably be more moderate as the economy decelerates, VAT increases for air tickets and Viva scales down its capacity. Offsetting these factors are Avianca opening new routes, Ultra consolidating its presence in the market and Jetsmart set to start a subsidiary in the country. A propos of...
Jump to postIs AV not going to resuming BOG-Munich in the future? The route was cut some point before the pandemic or something. Maybe there is chance for LH to launch MUC-BOG with the A350 perhaps if AV doesn't bring the route back. LH just cut back FRA-BOG to less than daily.. IB has saturated the market wit...
Jump to post[ I'm not saying VLC or SVQ have the same level of traffic or attract the volumes of tourism and business that BCN does. But the Spain-Latam market is growing very fast. Whereas I agree that a few years ago we would not think BCN would be getting as many long haul flights from LATAM and indeed ever...
Jump to postThe catchment area from BCN also extends past the Pyrenees covering a big chunk of the south of france. As a regular user of BCN, about half of the license plates of the cars in the airports’s car park are French on a regular basis And which is the market from Occitania (which is the potential catc...
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