Avianca Airlines (AV) is the national carrier of Colombia. It is also the second-oldest continuously running airline in the world. On 14th June 1940, Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A. (Avainca) was founded by the merger of Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo (SCADTA), and Servicio Aéreo Colombiano (SACO) airlines. Currently, Avianca Airlines has one of the most modern fleets of 61 aircrafts. It has approximately 25 daily international scheduled and chartered flights to 20 cities in 13 countries in countries like Europe, North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. It is the major airlines in the region with five subsidiary airlines including SAM, Helicol, OceanAir, VIP and Capital Airlines. Avianca has a strong regional base with regular flights to Medellín, Santiago de Cali, Cartagena, Barranquilla and Miami. For international destinations the airline flies to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Washington, San José, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Valencia, Venezuela, Santiago, Chile, New York, Madrid and Barcelona.

Avianca Airlines strives to maintain a top-standard of customer satisfaction. The exclusive in-flight services on offer are not restricted to any one flying category or class. The in-flights snacks and meals are specially designed after consultation from nutritionists, chefs and physicians. Travelers can enjoy drinking from a long list of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The interiors of aircraft are beautifully designed as the cabins are equipped with comfortable chairs, TV screens, audio headphones and internet access.

The web check-in facility by Avianca Airlines enables travelers to choose their seats and print boarding passes from home. The web check-in must be done 24 hrs prior to departure of scheduled flight. A maximum of nine travelers can reserve cheap tickets online at a time.

The baggage policy of Avianca airlines allows one carry-on baggage free of cost. The overall dimension of carry-on baggage is 45 inches with a weight limit of 17.6 lbs. the checked baggage allowance for Business class is 66 lbs and tourist class it is 44 lbs per baggage. Each traveler can carry maximum for two checked baggage with overall dimension of 62 inches (L+W+H).