Air Transportation
Avianca is the official airline of the II Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention
The first airline founded in America , it is part of the Synergy Aerospace Group, together with Brazilian airline Ocean Air and Ecuadorian Vip S.A. With over six thousand direct collaborators and modern fleet of short, medium and long reach airplanes, Avianca operates directly to 21 destinations in Colombia and 22 points in America and Europe. From it's hub in Bogota it offers an average of 350 daily flights between different destinations inside the country and abroad, aside from the multiple possibilities of connections between destinations operated directly or through agreements with nearly 200 internationally renowned airlines.
Aside from the air transportation services, Avianca offers a complete portfolio of tourist, mail transportation, cargo, courier and aeronautical assistance services through it's Avianca Tours, Deprisa and Avianca Services business units.
Exclusive discounts
Through an area specialized in transportation of large groups of travellers to the most important events, Avianca offers exclusive discounts to delegates and other participants of the “Catagena Summit on a mine‐free world”:
- For domestic flights within Colombia: between 10% and 20% according to the rate used.
- For international flights: between 5% and 15 % according to the rate used.
In order to apply for this discount you only need to go to any of Avianca’s direct points of sale in Colombia or abroad, or to any tra vel agency (only in Colombia) and show a copy of the invitation letter to the event.
List of Avianca offices in the world
Routes Operated by Avianca where the discount applies:
Special services for participants
A team of collaborators will be available both at the airport and the event’s venue to assist you and provide you with the necessary resources to make your travel procedures easier:
In airports:
Direct incoming flights to Colombia from:
- United States: Miami, Washington, Ford Lauderdale, Los Angeles and New York.
- Andean Pact: Caracas, Valencia, Quito, Guayaquil and Lima.
- South Cone: Buenos Aires and Santiago.
- Brazil: Sao Pablo
- Central America and the Caribbean: Panama, Aruba, Curazao, Santo Domingo, San José and Mexico
- Europe: Madrid and Barcelona
Special Services
Avianca has a certain policy and procedures to assists people with disabilities at all contact moments: Call Centre, Check In, lounge assistance, boarding and baggage delivery.
- Adaptation of spaces to facilitate your transportation
- Special luggage tag and priority in baggage delivery
- Availability of wheeling chairs on land and special seats on board
- Companions for special needs travellers (children between 5 and 12 and older than 60 travelling unaccompanied)
- Special crib for babies on board
- Oxygen service, with previous prescription by physician
- Special menu (food low on fat, low on salt, Asian-vegetarian, for babies, diabetic, only fruits, free of carbs and kosher, among other things)/li>
Check in Avianca.com or call center lines and make your reservations according to your needs with enough time in advance.
Land Transportation
All participants of the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-free World will have the following transportation services:
- Reception at the Airports in Bogotá and Cargena
- Transportation from the Airport to the hotel on arrival, and from the Hotel to the Airport when leaving Cartagena
- Transportation from the Hotels to the Convention Centre in the morning and from the Convention Centre to the Hotels in the afternoon after sessions are over.
- Transportation from the Hotels or the Convention Centre to Social Events and back to the Hotels in the evening
- Conference support crew in hotels