Avianca Operates Dedicated Airbus A320neo Humanitarian Relief Flight to the Galapagos Islands. Carrier Avianca deployed a dedicated Airbus A320neo passenger aircraft to operate a specialized humanitarian mission to Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, providing emergency airlift support following intense rainfall and localized flooding across the archipelago. Carried out in coordination with the Ecuadorian Government, the Ecuadorian Red Cross, and Fundación Fernove, the supplementary flight operated outside scheduled commercial services to airlift relief personnel, logistical gear, and emergency supplies.
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The A320neo utilized its lower-deck cargo holds to transport critical aid alongside supplies routinely carried on scheduled flights. In addition to transport logistics, the airline donated catering food reserves from its onboard cabin service to assist impacted insular communities. Juan Francisco Ortiz, Avianca’s Country Officer for Ecuador and South America, emphasized the airline’s longstanding operational roots in Galapagos, underscoring the immediate allocation of fleet, specialized flight crews, and dispatch teams to assist relief missions.
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Throughout the emergency, Avianca has maintained an active air bridge to safeguard essential air connectivity for the archipelago. Working alongside civil aviation regulators and airport authorities, operating hours at Seymour Airport on Baltra Island (GPS) were extended, enabling the carrier to perform 18 flights since the onset of severe weather. These air movements have secured continuous passenger transport, mobilization of disaster response crews, and regular supply lines to the affected island territory.
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