Avianca Airlines announced that as of June 1, customers of the airline will have the option of flying in business class on the Los Angeles to Bogotá route. This decision was made after analyzing and addressing customer suggestions to improve their travel experience on the longest route the airline operates in the Americas.

With this change, passengers flying between these destinations will be able to choose the size that best suits their needs from five options: XS, S, M and L in economy fare and XXL in business fare to fly on Boeing 787* twin-aisle aircraft with 28 seats in business cabin and 222 in economy.

Avianca Airlines flight AV0083 will depart Los Angeles (LAX) at 8:45 p.m. (local time) daily, arriving in Bogotá (BOG) at 05:45 a.m. the following day (local time), with a flight time of seven hours. The return flight (AV0084) will depart Bogotá at 1:10 p.m. (local time) daily, arriving in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. (local time) the same day.

"We know that going to Bogotá is almost like going to Europe,” said Manuel Ambriz, Avianca's chief commercial officer. “It's a long trip and we want our customers to have the opportunity to enjoy more benefits. We listened to them, we made some internal adjustments and today we are implementing the option of flying in the business cabin on a flight of seven hours. We currently operate one daily flight between Los Angeles and Bogotá and we believe that this is an important development to the route."

With this announcement, customers who choose to fly business class between Los Angeles and Bogotá will have access to a service that includes:

• Welcome drink

• Dinner/lunch with three menu options to choose from and snacks

• Offers on liquors and beverages

• Blanket and pillow kit

• Amenity kit and mattress pad for night flights

• Complimentary entertainment system

The service for passengers flying in the economy cabin on this route includes:

• Dinner or lunch with two options and a snack

• Offers on liquors and beverages

• Blanket and pillow kit on night flights

• Free entertainment system