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In this new flight report I show you the details of what was the inaugural flight of Avianca Ecuador from Guayaquil toward New York.
We were able to be part of a very important event for local aviation, again an Ecuadorian airline after more than a year landed again in USA within a regular itinerary operation.
In this opportunity, with six weekly frequencies, Avianca Ecuador fue la aerolínea que apostó por la reactivación de la industria aérea e inició sus vuelos hacia «la gran manzana».
This was the Avianca Ecuador flight to New York
We are going to start by indicating that in the case of this flight something similar to what we experienced a few months ago with the Quito route – Cuenca, both are a new route for Avianca Holdings, since it did operate previously, but everything was under the brand AeroGal.
Clarified this point, let's fly. In case you missed it, These are the times and frequencies with which this route will operate:
| flight number | Route | Departure time | Check In | Frequency |
| AV7392 | Guayaquil-New York | 16:45 | 23:05 | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday |
| AV7393 | New York-Guayaquil | 01:00 | 08:00 | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday |
Going back to the report, I tell you that this flight was made on 1 from December to 2021 as well announced, taking off from the José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport in Guayaquil at 16:45 in an Airbus A320.
With almost 3 hours in advance, I went to the Avianca check-in counters at the José Joaquín de Olmedo, this is important given the new travel requirements to the United States which represents more controls and therefore, more time.
This new route is the first of six other flights that the airline plans to open until 2022, with destinations from Quito and Guayaquil to Cali, Medellin and Miami.
for this opportunity, the plane that covered the flight was the Airbus A320 with registration N599AV, msn serial number 4599, with 10 years since your first flight, configured for 150 passengers (12 in business and 138 in Economics) and is powered by two CFM56-5B4 engines..
I now share the official video of this flight report:
Now let's talk about some additional recommendations, It's always good to save as much time as possible., even more so on an international flight where we do not want to miss our plane, that's why more than arriving at the airport on time, checking in online or in the Avianca app will save us significant time and above all, will allow us to save our favorite seat.
On this first flight that kicks off the highest travel season of the year, had about 90 passengers who could be part of this important event and even a toast at thousands of meters above sea level.
As we are still in a pandemic world, entertainment has been restricted to the use of individual screens that have movies available, the magazine is not available at the moment.
Regarding food that several of you asked me, I tell you that it was made up of a chicken sandwich, a sleeve of fries and non-alcoholic drinks of your choice.
as it was done at night, there weren't many more photos to take, but I can tell you that as always on this route the turbulence is felt in several stages, so always wear the seat belt of important.
Finally, after 5 hours and 48 minutes of flight and have reached a maximum altitude of 37 thousand feet, we landed in new york, one more destination that adds to the more than 100 weekly frequencies that Avianca currently operates in Ecuador.
The operation has started, the airline has prepared itself professionally and technically for the challenges of operating in one of the most important and demanding airports in the world. With the support of the holding and even with pilot training from other subsidiaries, the pilots Ecuadorians have learned and now put into practice the knowledge acquired to carry out an efficient and safe operation in this destination that is approaching the winter season.
We wish success to Avianca Ecuador on this and upcoming routes.
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Good initiative, only that for the duration of the flight the service on board is somewhat austere, very common in our times. in my opinion, the product that JetBlue offers on the same route continues to be superior and with newer equipment (A321NEO). We'll see what happens. The ideal would be to enter this route with an A330, but Avianca already has them withdrawn.
Definitely, the Airbus A330 was an excellent option, the important thing is that now there is more offer and we users benefit.
Good review of the maiden voyage.
With this incursion by Avianca LATAM will "lose" this route ??
Will have to see, but I do see it difficult for Latam to return to the route in the short term.
You are part of the abuses by American of its passengers, mistreatment and refusal to carry more than one suitcase or pay because they fly the smallest plane that has the A319, which barely has autonomy for that flight and minimal holds is a bad service because It must be a bigger plane because those are only used in the USA and other countries, not Ecuador, which they despise
Do you know the range of an Airbus A319 and the distance or duration of a flight to Miami?? Please, if you are going to attack me, that at least be with foundations and tests. On the other hand, American opera con los Boeing 737 MAX a Ecuador, the A319 hasn't come for a while, so keep participating.
The cost of the ticket is convenient compared to Eastern and Latam?
It depends on the anticipation of purchase and date.
Avianca was not going to use the A319 or A320 neo for this route? What happened to the A319 that was already in Ecuador??
They will be programmed gradually as demand grows.
It's good that Avianca continues to expand, The truth is, from what I saw in the video and the post, the service looks very good and I really like the fact that the screens are kept on these planes and working, For me it is a good alternative to travel. Very good Trip Report I really like these post keep it up.
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