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New Avianca service starts today.

Avianca's new direct flight from IAD Washington started today...to Bogota direct. leaves around 5:00 in the afternoon which allows for a lot of same day connections. Mostly UNITED it is one of their main hubs or anybody else who might get you there to Washington. DELTA codeshares with Avianca so that might be a good fare?

Yes, Spirit from Fort Lauderdale starting July 24th but the flight leaves at 10:30 AM so you might have an overnight stay from the midwest or west coast?

I do not think that Avianca would start this new service if they thought the free trade thing would not pass Congress.

By sanandressi on Jun 13, 2008, 14:33 in Friendly Talkzone.

miamimike says on Jun 13, 2008, 15:54:

It will pass but not until after Jan 20, 2009,,,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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Saltador says on Jun 13, 2008, 16:19:

Actually I'm from the midwest and I can catch the Spirit 10:30 departure for Cartagena by taking the 6AM from Ohare. You walk off the plane directly into the waiting area for the 10:30 flight. Works like a charm.

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aztec says on Jun 14, 2008, 05:40:

Are you sure that is not in fact a Delta flight? Here in Atlanta even though Avianca sells the ticket you will be on a Delta plane sitting next to someone who purchase their ticket from Delta.

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Lowell says on Jun 14, 2008, 06:33:

Does anyone know if Avianca gives a seinor discount to old farts like me who are 55 or older?

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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sanandressi says on Jun 14, 2008, 10:53:

It is a true Avianca flight not a Delta codeshare like in Atlanta. Rumor has it that Avianca may end the Delta codeshare to join Star Alliance with United, Air Canada, Lufthansa etc....who knows.

Yes you can make the Spirit flight to Bogota from Fort Lauderdale from the midwest if your flight leaves very early to make the 10:30 AM connection.

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toneloc24 says on Jun 14, 2008, 14:30:

Bad news.

The Delta-Avianca codeshare agreement WAS terminated this month, June-2008. It's been filed and finalized in the US Dept. of Trans. You can't book Avianca flights through Delta anymore. And vice versa.

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sanandressi says on Jun 15, 2008, 13:38:

Since Avianca is now flying to Washington, Los Angeles and Frankfurt in the future than maybe Star Alliance with United, USAAIR and Lufthansa makes more sense for them?

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adrimm says on Jun 15, 2008, 15:03:

That would be awesome for me.

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