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Did you know that a flight from Barranquilla to Guayaquil was the first international destination that Avianca operated in its history? At that time as SCADTA.
Have passed 100 years and a few months since Avianca sailed the skies of America and the world, Within this history, Ecuador has always been very present and has been fundamentally key to the development and positioning of the airline..
So today we review a very interesting fact and that perhaps, few knew, Guayaquil was Avianca's first international destination.
Guayaquil first international destination
Avianca has operated towards Ecuador 91 of the 100 years that are being commemorated. Together, The first flight between Barranquilla and Guayaquil took place on 10 June 1928 on a plane named “The Atlantic”, a Junker F-13 aircraft.
Subsequently and after the necessary procedures, the 22 from December to 1928, via contract, rights are granted to SCADTA (name with which Avianca was born) to exploit the routes, frequencies, planes, pilots and passengers to and from Ecuador.
At least, this is what the story tells, for the autonomy of 500 nautical miles of the Junker F-13, It is certain that the plane made some intermediate stop for the 960 nautical miles that buy a direct flight between both cities.
We could speculate a stop in Cali or Tumaco (more likely because it is coast) for fuel cargo flying at no more than 5.000 feet of height as maximum service ceiling, but further details of the operation could not be found.
The plane
With registration A-29 and C-29, nombre ‘Atlántico’ y modelo Junkers F13, The date of his first flight was 12 of April 1928 and registration or serial number was 2023 according to available records.
A little more history of Avianca in Ecuador
Avianca was always present in Ecuador, where the Bogotá route even operated – Quito – Cuenca and return between the 60s and 70s, route that would undoubtedly be very peculiar today.
At 2010, Avianca Holdings acquires the airline AeroGal with which it begins operations in the domestic market of Ecuador. AND, on 2014 the airline is renamed Avianca Ecuador.
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The first fatal Avianca accident in Ecuador occurred on 02 May of the year 1950, on the Quito route – Guayaquil with Douglas DC-3 equipment, The accident occurred in the west of the province of Bolivar in the Andes mountain range. There were no survivors.
Do you have more information? I hadn't heard it.
very good data…congratulations and thanks
The truth is that there are out there, a lot of misinformation regarding the history of Colombian aviation and airline officials, in its immediacy, They do not know about it and they do not investigate its veracity to make their publications., although there have been many people who have corrected them on several occasions. But you can corroborate the information specifically about it on Google news-El Tiempo, locating the dates of the 14 of June, of the 4 and of the 29 July 1928. All the best!
The flight took place on Tuesday 12 June between the cities of Buenaventura and Guayaquil (7 hours and 15 minutes), leaving at 9:00 a.m. on the “Atlantico” plane whose registration was C-29. The contract with the Ecuadorian authorities was signed on 3 July 1928 and the first flight that was made to inaugurate the biweekly service between Barranquilla and Guayaquil, was carried out 28 of the same month on the “Boyacá” plane piloted by Herbet Boy
The flight took place on Tuesday 12 June between the cities of Buenaventura and Guayaquil, on 7 hours and 15 minutes. The flight took place on Tuesday 12 June between the cities of Buenaventura and Guayaquil (7 hours and 15 minutes), leaving at 9:00 a.m. on the “Atlantico” plane whose registration was C-29. The contract with the Ecuadorian authorities was signed on 3 July 1928 and the first flight that was made to inaugurate the biweekly service between Barranquilla and Guayaquil, was carried out 28 of the same month on the “Boyacá” plane piloted by Herbet Boy
Hello Jorge, Thank you very much for the information and further details., that I even requested from the airline. The information published here is based on the airline's history book, where they talk about Barranquilla – Guayaquil as the first flight of SCADTA's international commercial type.