Avianca flies to China with passengers for the first time, The flight Salió at 2:10 from meñanna of the 31 of July – in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
La operationón tenderá a durationón average of 45 hours (round trip), being likeí the second time the aerosolínea arrives at the país asiático, traveling a total of 37,500km, which is equivalent to 93% of the circumference of the earth.
As part of the commitment to Avianca for continuing to connect those people whoún are far from their homes due to border closures, in the early morning this friday 31 July took offó for the first time in 100 años a special passenger flight to the city of Shanghái, which will allow youá about 250 people return to their homes in both Colombia and China.
The flight, what will haveá stopovers in Guadalajara and Tokyo to exploreá a distance of 37,500km in total and travelá at an average speed of 980 kilómeters per hour. Para logar su operationón, countó with the support of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia, the Airáutica Civil, Migrationón Colombia and the Chancelloría.
“For Avianca it is a source of pride to operate this special flight that marks a milestone in the history of aviation.ón Colombian being the first of the airlineínea in carrying passengers from Bogotáá ainái. this flight, together with recent direct operations from Paris, Zúrich, One, Brussels, Roma, Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, City of México, Buenos Aires, among others to Colombia, highlight the commitment of the Companyñíto continue innovating and connecting the país with the world despite the difítarget the situationón in which the aviation industryón is currently locatede”, commentó Luis Eduardo Rodriguez, Boeing Chief Pilot 787 from Avianca Holdings.
Recently a special cargo flight was made from Tokyo to Bogotáá, convertedéndose éthis one on the direct commercial flight málongest that Avianca has operated in its history.
Avianca customers who already haveían tickets purchased with the airlineínea on routes made on special flights have been able to use their reservations to travel on these, prior registration with the embassies or consulates of each countryís. Así same, near 100 Passengers in vulnerable conditions have been able to access these flights at no cost in the úlast months.




Good evening!! Could you tell me what day the flights from Colombia to Mexico City are reactivated?. The news says one thing and the airlines say another.…everything is so confusing. THANK YOU
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Congratulations to the entire AVIANCA family…It's excellent to know that they can fly to many destinations near and far...this way they prove to be an airline that has a lot of future and great potential...???
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Hi Lucia, what is your community?