Avianca has increased from four to six the number of weekly flights from Colombia to La Aurora Airport in Guatemala City.
The flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays using an Airbus A318 aircraft, leaving from the El Dorado airport in Bogota going to Guatemala City.
Avianca reported that two additional flights per week "... will start from July 17," according to Contrapunto.com.sv.
The low-cost airline Transportes Aereos Guatemaltecos plans to offer a daily flight from Ilopango airport in Guatemala City.
The airline Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos will start operations on March 20, offering a daily flight from Ilopango airport east of San Salvador, to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala. The flight between the two cities will take approximately 30 minutes.
Avianca has inaugurated a direct route between La Aurora and El Dorado with flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Flights will depart from Bogota to Guatemala from 13:56 to 16:13 and from Guatemala to Bogota from 16:53 to 21:03.
"With this flight we are strengthening the links between Guatemala and Colombia so as to strengthen the business relationship and encourage tourism between the two countries which share a great cultural tradition," said Avianca director for the region, Danilo Correa.
As of December 21 Delta Airlines will fly every Saturday non-stop between New York's JFK and Guatemala City.
The route will be operated by a Boeing 737-700 with capacity to carry 124 passengers.
According to the company's website, the flight's departure from New York is scheduled for 8:30 am, while from Guatemala City the flight will depart at 2:00 pm