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Also worth noting that whilst most Avianca planes, including s/h fleet, have nice modern biz class seats with decent recline etc, most Taca planes are dilapidated with a mediocre old hard product. I wasted $150 on an upgrade at check-in at MVD when the staff failed to disclose this.
Even among the narrow bodies they vary considerably, I had 1 segment without footrest, which was a killer trying to get some sleep.
Besides seating, keep in mind that certain dates, you need to take the worst connections (10 hours in LIM or BOG for example) to get this special fare, instead of 1 connection between JFK and MVD with 1 segment in A330, up to 3 all in A320s. On certain dates the best connections and timing can cost a lot more.
Nonetheless, it's still a good deal if you need to get miles, you can break the journey in SAL, BOG, or LIM without paying extra $100 if it's less than 24 hours. The $50 mentioned earlier is the airport tax for any connection over 24 hours (stopover).