Starting October 26, Avianca announced that it will land directly in Monterrey, Nuevo León , for the first time, connecting the Mexican city with Bogotá, Colombia .
“The opening of this direct route strengthens Monterrey’s position as a strategic link between northern Mexico and Latin America. We celebrate this partnership with Avianca, which promotes connectivity and regional development,” said Ricardo Dueñas, CEO of Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) .
According to the airline, the flights will be operated on Airbus A320 aircraft with capacity for 180 passengers , representing a weekly offering of more than 1,400 seats. The route will be available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
“Today we celebrate the opening of Monterrey as a new destination with direct connections to Bogotá, offering travelers more than 1,400 seats per week between the two destinations. This adds to the eight international routes we already operate in Mexico,” said Frederico Pedreira, CEO of Avianca.
He noted that in the first half of the year alone, they have transported more than 579,000 travelers to and from Mexico on more than 4,400 flights . “With this new operation, we want to continue providing new connectivity opportunities for Mexicans to more than 80 destinations on our route network in the Americas and Europe.”
Maricarmen Martínez Villarreal, head of the Nuevo León Tourism Secretariat , emphasized that this flight strengthens the state’s international connectivity and opens new opportunities for tourism, business, and culture between Mexico and Colombia. “In Nuevo León, we are promoting strategic alliances that will position us as a key destination in Latin America leading up to the 2026 World Cup.”
Avianca currently has eight routes and 84 weekly frequencies connecting its customers to destinations in Mexico. With the launch of Monterrey as a new destination, this will increase to nine routes and 88 weekly frequencies.
Avianca operates routes to and from this country from Bogotá to Mexico City and Cancún, and, since October, from Monterrey; and from Medellín to Mexico City and Cancún.
Additionally, it connects San José to Mexico City, Guatemala to Cancún, and from San Salvador to Mexico City and Cancún.
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