AVIANCATACA: NEW DIRECT FLIGHT BETWEEN SAN SALVADOR AND MEDELLIN

TACA Airlines welcomes the year 2013 by operating a direct flight between the city of Medellin, Colombia and Avianca and TACA´s HUB in El Salvador, starting the January 2nd. The flight will operate four times per week on an Embraer 190 aircraft for 96 passengers; 8 in Business Class and 88 in coach.

“The new flight to Medellin offers a very good travel option from El Salvador, USA, and Mexico; providing an easier way to connect with Medellin. This city is an interesting market with great opportunities for business or leisure. For those travelers coming from Medellin the flight provides direct access to Central America through Avianca and TACA´s HUB in El Salvador, as well as travel possibilities towards North American. We are confident this new flight will add value to our passengers offering new and improved travel options through our hub in San Salvador”, said Danilo Correa, AviancaTaca Commercial Director for Central America, Mexico, and The Caribbean.

This flight increases connectivity with North America and strengthens the airline´s hub in El Salvador.

The flight provides connections from and to Orlando, Washington, Dallas, Miami and Cancun in North America; along with connectivity to the Central American and Caribbean cities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Havana, Guatemala, Managua, Belize, Roatan, Liberia, and San Jose. Avianca and TACA´s passengers now have a very attractive option for their business and leisure travel with this flight, along with increased connection benefits and improved flight schedules.

“We are always on the lookout for different flight options in order to better suit our travelers’ needs,” he added. “Tourism and commercial relations between these two countries will be strengthened and enables connection options to other important markets.”
Medellin: fashion, business and adventure tourism

Medellin is Colombia´s second largest city, not only for its commercial and industrial activity, but for its cultural heritage and night life. It is the capital of the state of Antioquia and has a population of more than 2.7 million.

One of the main touristic offerings of Medellin is the colorful Flower Fair, showcasing an amazing variety of flowers not seen anywhere in the world. The city also has many cultural heritage spaces and sites. It is a city well-known as a fashion destination, hosting Colombia´s Fashion Week. Adventurers will be able to enjoy the region´s vast biodiversity and enjoy activities such as canopy, rock climbing, windsurfing, rafting, and kayak among others. These are some of the reasons that turn this productive and modern city into a business and tourism hotspot.