Avianca
will significantly expand its Airbus A320 business class product this winter, making it available on more than 20 extra routes. In all, the carrier’s Business Class Americas will be on 34 routes, including several new US destinations.
Avianca’s Business Class Americas expansion
The Colombian airline will introduce its Business Class Americas product to an additional 23 A320 routes from December 1st, including flights out of its Bogotá El Dorado International (BOG) hub, Medellín José María Córdova International (MDE) and El Salvador International (SAL). This will include five more US destinations in Chicago (ORD), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Los Angeles (LAX), Orlando (MCO) and San Francisco (SFO).
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Presently, Business Class Americas is available on 11 routes out of Bogotá – Boston (BOS), Buenos Aires (EZE), Mexico City (MEX), Miami (MIA), Montevideo (MVD), New York (JFK), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), Santiago de Chile (SCL), São Paulo (GRU), Toronto (YYZ), and Washington (IAD).
Starting December 1st (unless otherwise noted), from Bogotá this will be expanded to:
- Asunción (ASU)
- Buenos Aires – Aeroparque (AEP) [Dec 9th]
- Chicago (ORD)
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
- Georgetown (GEO) [Dec 10th]
- Lima (LIM)
- Montreal (YUL)
- Orlando (MCO)
- Panama City (PTY)
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The product will also be debuting from Medellín and San Salvador. From Medellín, the new routes will be:
- Buenos Aires (EZE)
- Lima (LIM)
- New York (JFK)
- Santiago de Chile (SCL)
- São Paulo (GRU) [Dec 3rd]
And on flights from San Salvador:
- Bogotá (BOG)
- Lima (LIM)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Mexico City (MEX)
- Medellín (MDE)
- New York (JFK)
- Panama City (PTY)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Washington D.C. (IAD)
What is Business Class Americas?
Business Class Americas is avianca’s premium product on select routes across its Americas network. Primarily available on the Airbus A320 since the summer, it is also offered on some Boeing 787 services across the continent. On the A320, premium seats are located in the first three rows of the aircraft, with a blocked middle seat featuring a table instead – perks of Business Class Americas include:
- Extra legroom and wider seats
- One personal item + one 10 kg carry-on + two 32 kg checked bags
- Priority check-in and boarding
- Gourmet in-flight menu
- Amenity kits
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Catalina Nannig, avianca Vice President of Sales, commented,
“The expansion of Business Class availability across the Americas strengthens the positioning of this experience, which is built on a commitment to delivering high-quality service in every detail, offering exceptional journeys. An example of this is the inclusion of comfort features and a menu, which on most flights departing from Bogotá has been designed by renowned Colombian chef Álvaro Clavijo, recognized as one of the best in the world.”
The airline scrapped its business class product on flights within The Americas back in October 2022, even going so far as to re-fit its A320 fleet as it sought to save money after a rough couple of years during the pandemic. However, it reintroduced the product on a select few 787 routes starting last summer and has now essentially made a full U-turn on its earlier decision.