Toronto, September 20, 2021. Avianca announced today the beginning of sales of the tickets for its new Toronto - Bogotá route, to fly from December 2021. Initially, the commercial offer is 3 weekly frequencies for the Toronto - Bogotá route and another 3 for the return route Bogotá – Toronto. The flights will be operated in Airbus A320 aircraft with capacity for 150 passengers, which represents an offer of about 4,000 weekly seats available to travelers.
“Connecting Canada with Colombia is a strategic point for Avianca's proposal to have more direct flights and have the most robust network in the region. We are excited about this new route, and we know that with the product and service that we offer, the Canadian passenger will choose us for their flights to Colombia and other destinations in South America with which we offer important connectivity from the Bogota hub”, commented Rolando Damas, General Director of Avianca for Mexico, North America, the Caribbean and Asia.
The itineraries of the new route are as follows:
Route** | Flight | Departure | Arrival | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto-Bogota | AV205 | 22:50* | 05:00* | Tuesday, friday and saturday |
Bogota-Toronto | AV204 | 15:20* | 21:30* |
*Local time
** Operation subject to government approval.
Tickets for this route are already available for sale on the mobile application, the website and through travel agencies.
Jorge Alfredo Díaz Bravo, Consul General of Colombia in Toronto, said that "The opening of this route is great news for the Colombian community, for our country and for national tourism."
The opening of the Toronto-Bogotá route joins the launch and reactivation of 12 additional routes that will be part of the wide catalog of destinations offered by the airline from the next few months. Currently, Avianca offers its customers one of the most robust networks in Latin America with 99 routes, more than 2,680 flights per week and nearly 400,000 weekly seats.