Punta Cana.- Avianca announced its expansion plan for the 2023 end-of-year season, highlighting a significant increase in flight operations within Colombia and new international connections.
This was reported by Adrián Neuhauser, CEO of Avianca, and Frederico Pedreira, the new “deputy” CEO of the company.
They explained that internationally, Avianca also plans to increase frequencies on several routes. For example, Punta Cana from 28 to 34 flights, Boston will go from 10 to 14 weekly flights, New York from 6 to 8 flights, Orlando from 22 to 28 flights.
Meanwhile, Fort Lauderdale from 6 to 10 flights, El Salvador from 24 to 28 flights, Guatemala from 14 to 20 flights, Puerto Rico from 14 to 20 flights, Guayaquil from 58 to 64 flights, Panama City from 16 to 38 flights and Curacao from 16 to 22 weekly flights.
«This growth plan contemplates a 23% increase in the number of scheduled flights starting at the end of October, which will raise the weekly offer to more than 5,200 flights with a capacity of 937,000 seats, which represents an increase of 24%. compared to the current offer,” they indicated.
To make this possible, the airline plans to add 16 additional aircraft to its fleet, consisting of 14 Airbus A320neo and 2 A320ceo.
The expansion investment reaches 473 million dollars and will generate more than 1,200 direct jobs, of which more than 800 will be in Colombia, in addition to creating more than 600 indirect jobs.