The airlines are preparing for the mid-year season, in which they expect demand for flights to destinations to increase national and international.
One of these is Aviancaone of the main airlines operating in Colombia, which announced the opening of new routes from Bogotá to destinations like Parisas well as from Medellín to Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Lima (Peru) and Aruba. These last two destinations count as seasonal.
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However, among other measures that the red airline will take for this mid-year cut, is the update of the size allowed for personal item (it can be a purse, backpack, diaper bag, a bag to carry a laptop or a package) on board the plane.
And the airline has updated the dimensions of the allowed personal item (45 x 35 x 20 cm)“as well as the meters available at airports to check if this requirement is met, in order to avoid additional charges.“, Explain.
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– Check-in online, from the Avianca website or application, up to 24 hours before for the United States and Canada, and up to 48 hours before for any other destination.
– Make use of the digital kiosks, available in 39 airports in America and Europe, to print boarding passes and checked luggage tags, without having to go through the counters.
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– Consult the requirements for leaving the country and entering the destination, in order to have all the necessary documentation when arriving at the airport. All passengers under 14 years of age must travel in the company of their parents or a responsible adult (over 18 years of age), duly authorized.
– Arrive at the airport well in advance: three hours for international flights and two for domestic flights.
– Transport items such as cell phones, laptops, tablets, cameras, portable external chargers (power banks) and any object that contains lithium batteries only in the cabin of the plane, and not in the hold, for safety.
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