Avianca announcementó that completeó the reconfigurationón of 104 planes Airbus A320 of a hallway with new chairs thrown two atñthe atreás for your flights.
In a timeécord less than two toños, with the work of más de 1.500 tétrained cynics, Avianca announcementó that completeó 104 Airbus A320 aircraft reconfigured with its new cabin arranged with new seats.
With the reconfigurationón of this fleet, Avianca offers to its clients 20% más capacity per avión with a total of 180 chairs differentiated between Premium, Plus y Economy. This will allow youá continue offering prices más competitive, transport más travelers by planeón, contribute to the decongestionón of some airports and reduce up to 15,35% CO2 emissions per passenger transported, making your operationón sea más sustainable. Además, with advances in reconfigurationón of his fleet during 2022, Avianca achievedó transport más de 24,6 million passengers in 187.000 flights operated.
“We are very proud of this milestone for Avianca and for the industry in the world.. They told us that it isáWe were being very ambitious wanting to do this at home and in less than two toños. Aun así, we achieved it together with meás de 1.500 experts from our MRO and others áAvianca areas, and with the help of allies like Recaro, our chair manufacturer, y Airbus, the manufacturer of this fleet and who developedó the engineería, who were fundamental in carrying out this projectún in the midst of difficult situationsíwhich como la pandemia, the situationón in Europe or the shortage of some inputs. The reconfigurationón of our fleet has allowed us to transport más travelers on fewer flights, thus reducingí the carbon footprint per passenger and alsoén leads us to achieve the goal of being an Avianca for everyone”, said Adrian Neuhauser, president and CEO of Avianca.
“Although úlast toñhave been globally challenging for our entire industry, Avianca's commitment - to prepare for this moment in which we see it recover its levels of tráfico- means passengers can now enjoy a better experience on board. The selectionón de SpaceFlex Next Generation de Airbus para más de 100 A320 aircraft is unprecedented, have this number of aircraft retrofitted and put into service within a period of two toños, in the midst of a supply chain crisis is an outstanding achievement”, I sayó Yohan Closs, Vice President of Services for Airbus Latinoamérich and the Caribbean.
Within the framework of its strategy to increase capacity in the different markets where it operates, Avianca followá incorporating airplanes A320 that will temporarily haveán a configurationón distinct, but alsoén enterán to the reconfiguration processón lasting 2023.
Avianca increases the number of seats and the discomfort during the trip due to the reduced space between seats.
Nothing to discuss is a concrete fact, The benefit that has been seen is lower promotional prices on many of its routes.