How is Avianca J?
Nov 6, 2013, 4:32 am
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Nov 8, 2013, 1:37 pm
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Nov 13, 2013, 2:53 pm
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MIA-BOG-MIA in J
Anyone take the MIA-BOG flight in J on an A330 recently?
It's a short 3.5 hours but can I expect a meal in both directions? Anything else other than a bigger seat, IFE and possibly free adult beverages?
It's a short 3.5 hours but can I expect a meal in both directions? Anything else other than a bigger seat, IFE and possibly free adult beverages?
Nov 18, 2013, 2:10 pm
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Yes - full meal both flights. Decent but not great food. Choice of beef, chicken and fish. Strangely the distributed menu did not exactly match the food. Some language barriers so verbal description from the FA was limited to "beef, chicken, fish." Beverages of all kinds provided and served but no menu of beverage choices that I could find and language barrier restricted choices to "red or white."
Nice flight with good IFE. Entirely different selection of recent movies compared to the other 8 international flights on various other airlines I've taken over the last two months (which all had the same movies). Decent screen size, noise-cancelling headphones.
Seats not fully flat but comfortable enough for a decent nap. Blanket and pillow. No amenity kit on this short flight.
Both legs completely full in C since they give free UG's to their higher level frequent flyers.
According to the two AV FF's I sat next to this A330 is vastly more comfortable than the other planes flown to their US destinations. It certainly was far better than United's 737's I took to IAH-BOG last year on old domestic F seats. And at a better price.
Nov 18, 2013, 3:09 pm
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I am not sure that is by design. Admittedly IAD BOG is a longer flight by about 2 hours but I got a nice little kit with lip balm, toothpaste, tissues and stuff.
It even had a little sticker that said "Wake me up to feed me"
I'd be surprised if they didn't factor such a kit into the MIA BOG route too. LAN certainly includes the amenity kit on this route. I am guessing, but more likely AV ran out of them for some reason.
It even had a little sticker that said "Wake me up to feed me"
I'd be surprised if they didn't factor such a kit into the MIA BOG route too. LAN certainly includes the amenity kit on this route. I am guessing, but more likely AV ran out of them for some reason.
Nov 23, 2013, 3:27 pm
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Well, I'll answer my own question now that I have taken the flight. It might help someone else on this route.
Yes - full meal both flights. Decent but not great food. Choice of beef, chicken and fish. Strangely the distributed menu did not exactly match the food. Some language barriers so verbal description from the FA was limited to "beef, chicken, fish." Beverages of all kinds provided and served but no menu of beverage choices that I could find and language barrier restricted choices to "red or white."
Nice flight with good IFE. Entirely different selection of recent movies compared to the other 8 international flights on various other airlines I've taken over the last two months (which all had the same movies). Decent screen size, noise-cancelling headphones.
Seats not fully flat but comfortable enough for a decent nap. Blanket and pillow. No amenity kit on this short flight.
Both legs completely full in C since they give free UG's to their higher level frequent flyers.
According to the two AV FF's I sat next to this A330 is vastly more comfortable than the other planes flown to their US destinations. It certainly was far better than United's 737's I took to IAH-BOG last year on old domestic F seats. And at a better price.
Yes - full meal both flights. Decent but not great food. Choice of beef, chicken and fish. Strangely the distributed menu did not exactly match the food. Some language barriers so verbal description from the FA was limited to "beef, chicken, fish." Beverages of all kinds provided and served but no menu of beverage choices that I could find and language barrier restricted choices to "red or white."
Nice flight with good IFE. Entirely different selection of recent movies compared to the other 8 international flights on various other airlines I've taken over the last two months (which all had the same movies). Decent screen size, noise-cancelling headphones.
Seats not fully flat but comfortable enough for a decent nap. Blanket and pillow. No amenity kit on this short flight.
Both legs completely full in C since they give free UG's to their higher level frequent flyers.
According to the two AV FF's I sat next to this A330 is vastly more comfortable than the other planes flown to their US destinations. It certainly was far better than United's 737's I took to IAH-BOG last year on old domestic F seats. And at a better price.
Feb 28, 2014, 8:19 pm
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In case anyone is wondering, I just took 2 flights on Avianca A330 J JFK-BOG & BOG-LIM. Pretty pleased with the product.
http://thehustleblog.com/2014/02/28/...k-bogota-lima/
http://thehustleblog.com/2014/02/28/...k-bogota-lima/
Mar 1, 2014, 3:44 pm
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In case anyone is wondering, I just took 2 flights on Avianca A330 J JFK-BOG & BOG-LIM. Pretty pleased with the product.
http://thehustleblog.com/2014/02/28/...k-bogota-lima/
http://thehustleblog.com/2014/02/28/...k-bogota-lima/
Mar 2, 2014, 11:46 am
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Great Post!!!
In case anyone is wondering, I just took 2 flights on Avianca A330 J JFK-BOG & BOG-LIM. Pretty pleased with the product.
http://thehustleblog.com/2014/02/28/...k-bogota-lima/
http://thehustleblog.com/2014/02/28/...k-bogota-lima/
Seems like the breakfast "failure" may have been a result of the catering at JFK???
Mar 15, 2014, 5:03 am
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BOG - EZE, J
3 choices of dinner entree, but no pre-arrival meal
EZE - BOG, J
3 choices of breakfast entree and small pre-arrival sandwich with a chocolate
3 choices of dinner entree, but no pre-arrival meal
EZE - BOG, J
3 choices of breakfast entree and small pre-arrival sandwich with a chocolate
Mar 25, 2014, 5:56 am
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