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Avianca flies to China with passengers for the first time, the flight left at 2:10 in the morning of 31 of July – in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The operation will have an average duration of 45 hours (round trip), This being the second time that the airline arrives in the Asian country, traveling a total of 37,500km, which is equivalent to 93% of the circumference of the earth.
As part of the commitment to Avianca to continue connecting those people who are still far from their homes due to border closures, in the early morning this friday 31 July took off for the first time in 100 years a special passenger flight to the city of Shanghai, which will allow you to about 250 people return to their homes in both Colombia and China.
The flight, which will have stops in Guadalajara and Tokyo, will travel a distance of 37,500km in total and will travel at an average speed of 980 kilometers per hour. To achieve your operation, It had the support of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia, Civil Aeronautics, Migration Colombia and the Foreign Ministry.
“Para Avianca es motivo de orgullo operar este vuelo especial que marca un hito en la historia de la aviación colombiana al ser el primero de la aerolínea en llevar pasajeros desde Bogotá a Shanghái. this flight, together with recent direct operations from Paris, Zurich, One, Brussels, Roma, Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, among others to Colombia, destacan el compromiso de la Compañía por seguir innovando y conectando al país con el mundo pese a la difícil situación en la que la industria de la aviación se encuentra actualmente”, comentó Luis Eduardo Rodriguez, Boeing Chief Pilot 787 from Avianca Holdings.
Recientemente se hizo un vuelo especial de carga desde Tokio hacia Bogotá, convirtiéndose éste en el vuelo comercial directo más largo que ha operado Avianca en su historia.
Avianca customers who already had tickets purchased with the airline 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 country. Likewise, near 100 Passengers in vulnerable conditions have been able to access these flights at no cost in recent months.
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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...???
Excellent, your emails with updated information have helped me stay informed and update my community on Fridays. On Instagram, I greatly value your contributions.
Hi Lucia, what is your community?