Last 29 October, avianca Ecuador startó direct flights between Quito and Orlando with two initial weekly frequencies.
Definitely, This route has been one of the más requested by Ecuadorians, where even the readers in this space alsoéThey have not asked for it in meúMultiple opportunities. It's finally a reality afterés from toñexpectations and rumors of Aerolíthose interested, Ecuador now has three destinations served in the state of Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale and now Orlando).
With these new frequencies, There are now three routes that had offers from Ecuador to the United States, which is added to the flights from Quito and Guayaquil to New York, being alsoén the first destination of the Ecuadorian subsidiary in Florida.
avianca Ecuador startó flights to orlando
In this opportunity, I was able to be part of the inaugural flight where together with 155 passengers was able to live the experience of flying for the first time in the history of our countryís directly and regularly towards Orlando. So I share with you the official Flight Report, available alsoén on YouTube:
Meetá In the history of Ecuador the 29 of October as the díwhere for the first time he flewó direct to Orlando from Ecuador without having to make a connectionón in another part of the continent, undoubtedly saving time and money for travelers, since these should notán wait for connecting flightsón or handle of 4 a 5 hours from Miami to reach the Mickey Mouse capital of the world, landing directly in the land of world-class outlets and entertainment parks.
The new direct Avianca route between Quito and Orlando that initially offers two weekly frequencies and más de 1400 seats available per month on planes Airbus A320 with a capacity to 180 passengers. With this new route, the fourth inaugurated thisñO, had ratifies its commitment to be the airlineíline that provides the greatest non-stop connectivity to Ecuadorians.
The Avianca Ecuador flight itinerary* is as follows:
| Flight | Route | Departure time | Check In | Frequencies |
| AV7398 | Quito-Orlando | 07:35 | 13:05 | Meércholes and sunday |
| AV7399 | Orlando-Quito | 14:30 | 18:00 |
As a flight experience, I tell you that the durationón of it was 3 hours and 51 minutes, arriving at terminal A of Orlando Airport, which offers a train to connect to the ábad púask to take a taxi, bus or rent cars.
Hereí It is important to indicate that at the time of arrival of this flight the área de migrationón is very áagile and efficient, what I allowed myselfó go out to my activities alone 15 minutes laterés of landed, which brings it back toún más attractive if we compare it with Miami that can take 1 hour or más waiting. A benefit más of the route.
Within this same point, I share some additional recommendations about this flight and in general for flying to the United States:
- If you have to deliver luggage to check it in the hold, acércate 2 hours 30 before flight departure time.
- avianca performs check-in in zone D of the Quito Airport.
- It is likely that the system does not allow you to do web check-in and you will have to do it at the airport, so oweás arrive earlyón to avoid lines and delays. This is because they must check that you have the visa the ESTA to travel to USA in a way física.
- Olvídate of C19 requirements, They stopped ordering them quite a few months ago.ás.
- Upon arrival in Orlando findás los buses púLYNX warships that cost only $2 por víif you want to save money.
- for your return, in Orlando the airínea avianca has its check-in counter in zone A.
- MCO airport is big, so come with meás de 2:30 hours in advanceón is good, since TSA filters can take between 35 a 60 minutes of waiting.
- Diríget to your door in time, avianca schedules its flights between the door 90 and 99.
The new destination joins the network of 16 international routes of had that connect to Ecuador with the world víto the hubs Bogotaá, Costa Rica and The Savior, más point to point destinations:
- Quito to Bogotá, San Salvador, San José, Buenos Aires, Averageín, New York and now Orlando.
- From Guayaquil to Bogotá, San Salvador and New York.
- AND, with the operación judgementéstica connects the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, San Cristóbal, Baltra, basin and blanket.
Being Ecuador the fifth paíI know that más visit Florida with más de 237 thousand annual travelers, this route mustíto be destined to ésuccess and achieve position in a short time, with increased frequencies and connectivity options for the entire domestic marketéEcuadorian town where it operates avianca Ecuador.
On Avianca flights and increasinglyás of them, The onboard streaming entertainment system is available, where to findáby the skinínaughty, series, música y más, but thoseí, always carry your headphonesíphones forí Do not disturb your seat neighbors.
Ésuccesses on this new route, We will report on its development and evolutionón.
