Avianca announces 54 additional flights in the destinations with the highest demand in Colombia

The airline Avianca announced today that it will include 54 additional flights in this month's itinerary in Colombia, where it maintains a plan for the gradual restoration of its operation after the stoppage of pilots that lasted for 51 days.

Bogota, Nov. 17 (EFE) .- The Avianca airline announced today that it will include 54 additional flights in this month's itinerary in Colombia, where it maintains a plan for the gradual restoration of its operation after the pilot stoppage that lasted 51 days.

In this way, "6,500 more seats in destinations of high demand in the country" are made available to travelers, The company said.

There will also be 15 more flights between Medellín, Cali, Popayán and Bogotá, added the information disseminated by the airline, and confirmed that they have joined to the fleet several aircraft that remained on land as a result of the cessation of activities.

A group of pilots affiliated with the Colombian Association of Civil Aviators (Acdac) initiated the last September 20 a strike that rose 51 days later and affected at least half of the operation of the airline.

According to Avianca, the contingency plan is maintained for regularize the service, which includes aspects such as the assignment of aircraft of greater capacity in high traffic routes, the optimization of resources and crews, and the rearrangement of travelers on flights of the other airlines of the group.