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In the season of 2026, Avianca Cargo transported 19.000 tons of flowers from Ecuador and Colombia a USA, which meant a growth greater than 5 % with respect to 2025.
During the season of Valentine's Day 2026, Avianca Cargo reaffirmed its leadership as the main transporter of Colombian flowers to the United States, by mobilizing a total of 19.000 tons of flowers Ecuador and Colombia.
Avianca Cargo grew on Valentine's Day
Throughout the season, Avianca Cargo operated near 320 cargo flights to key destinations such as Miami and Los Angeles. To support this volume increase, the airline invested in infrastructure improvements, and an increase of more than 30% in your workforce, which allowed it to successfully fulfill its value proposition.
- One in three Colombian flowers exported to the United States during the Valentine's Day season 2026 travel with Avianca Cargo.
- There was record growth compared to 2025 in key markets, including a +10 % in Ecuador and a +20 % in Los Angeles.
- During the peak days of the season, one flight per hour was operated.
- Supported by a combined fleet of nine A330F cargo aircraft, Avianca Cargo doubled its cargo capacity from Colombia and tripled its capacity from Ecuador to meet peak Valentine's Day demand through major US gateways, including Miami and Los Angeles.
- Through its partnership with Amazon Air Cargo, the company operated 80 of the 320 flights during the Valentine's season 2026.
Likewise, This result was possible thanks to a reinforced operation and the support of a joint fleet of nine cargo aircraft, operated in coordination with Avianca Cargo México.
«For the Valentine's season 2026, we strengthened our operation to offer the capacity, reliability and consistency our customers depend on during the industry's most critical peak. Hoy, one of every three Colombian flowers exported to the United States was transported by Avianca Cargo, ratifying our leadership after mobilizing 19.000 tons of flowers in total. "This result is also possible thanks to the coordinated work with our strategic allies throughout the logistics chain.", said Diogo Elias, CEO of Avianca Cargo.
Key operational logistics achievements in Colombia:
- Secured the No.1 position in the transportation of flowers from Colombia to the United States.
- The workforce increased by more than a 30 % during the season, with specialized teams deployed in critical centers to support uninterrupted imports to the United States.
- End-to-end cold chain integrity maintained, with flowers manipulated in temperature controlled areas, internal cold rooms that kept between 4-8 °C in aircraft with temperature controlled holds.
- They operated around 320 cargo flights during 22 days.
- On the peak day of the season 2026, Avianca Cargo operated one flight per hour.
With a strong focus on service excellence and operational innovation, Avianca Cargo seeks to continue consolidating its leadership in the transportation of perishable products, in particular flowers, through key markets such as USA and Europe.
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