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Avianca Cargo broke record in floral export since Ecuador in the biggest Mother's Season in its history, with a growth of 55% in transported volume.
Avianca Cargo Mother's Season closed 2026 with a historic performance in Ecuador: The volume of flowers transported from the country grew by 55% compared to the previous season, making this edition the largest recorded by the airline in the Ecuadorian market. Within the framework of this expansion, Avianca Cargo transported more than 4.829 tons of Ecuadorian flower, consolidating Ecuador as a strategic pillar of its regional floral export operation to the United States.
Record flowers for Mother's Day from Avianca Cargo
To address that growth, the airline scaled its operation in Quito from 9 a 24 weekly operations during the season—compared to a regular week of the year—, including additional capacity enabled through its commercial agreement with Amazon Air Cargo. The regional scale of the operation was equally significant: with Colombia and Ecuador added, at least 1 decade 3 Flowers exported from South America to the United States traveled on airliners Avianca Cargo during Mothering Season 2026. The airline operated more than 330 flights in total during the season and mobilized more than 21.000 tons of flower from its entire regional network, having a fleet of 9 own cargo planes.
«Ecuador is a priority market within our regional strategy. The growth of 55% in volume reflects our ability to scale the operation quickly and meet a demand that continues to expand. The coordination between Colombia and Ecuador positions us as the main air transporter of flowers from the region to the United States.«, Diogo Elias assured, CEO of Avianca Cargo.
Ecuador beside Colombia, They are the main flower exporters in the world, and the Mothering Season represents one of the peaks of greatest logistical demand of the first semester for the floral export chain. The region's flower sector generates hundreds of thousands of direct and indirect jobs, with a majority participation of women in its workforce.
With this performance, Avianca Cargo consolidates its leadership as the main air floral cargo operator from South America to the US market, backed by a network that connects more than 350 destinations through its cargo flights, the passenger network and interline agreements.
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