Avianca has launched new routes connecting San José–Guatemala City–Miami and San Salvador–Managua–Fort Lauderdale, enhancing travel between South Florida and Central America. Tickets are available on avianca.com, the mobile app, and through travel agencies.
Miami, May 14, 2024– Avianca announces operations on two new routes in Florida, connecting Miami with Guatemala City and San José, Costa Rica, and Fort Lauderdale with Managua and San Salvador, respectively. These two new routes will enhance connectivity between South Florida and Central America, offering travelers more opportunities to explore the region.
“The United States and Latin America are closely connected through tourism and business. In 2024 alone, we transported more than 4 million passengers to and from the U.S.,” said Otto Gergye, chief commercial officer at Avianca. “With these new nonstop routes, we aim to further strengthen these ties by expanding our network to more than 40 direct routes between the U.S. and Latin America,” he added.
** The San José – Guatemala – Miami route and return are operated by Avianca Costa Rica S.A. under fifth freedom rights.
In addition to these two new routes, avianca will launch other connections from Chicago to San Salvador, Dallas to Bogotá and from Bogotá to Córdoba, Argentina.
About Avianca
Avianca, part of Abra Group, 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. For more information, visit www.avianca.com.