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TACA Airlines ahora opera como Avianca El Salvador

Taca Airlines (TACA) combinado con Avianca en 2013 . La fusión entre Avianca (Colombia) y TACA marcó una de las fusiones de aerolíneas más grandes de la historia, ya que TACA fue históricamente una de las aerolíneas más grandes de América del Sur. La fusión comenzó en 2009 y duró cuatro años, tiempo durante el cual la aerolínea operaba como AviancaTACA Holdings. Hoy, TACA Airlines opera bajo el nombre de Avianca, como Avianca El Salvador.

Historia

Cuando operaba como TACA, la aerolínea era la abanderado de El Salvador, y fue la segunda marca de aerolíneas de operación continua más antigua con sede en Centroamérica y el Caribe, detrás de Cubana de Aviación. Antes de la fusión, TACA estaba compuesta por siete aerolíneas diferentes, todas operadas desde Centroamérica y Sudamérica. Estas aerolíneas fueron TACA International Airlines, Aviateca, Regional, Lacsa, Isleńa Airlines, TACA Perú y TACA Regional.

At the time that it stopped flying, the airline flew to over 30 destinations in more than 10 different countries. Taca launched in 1931 and was one of the oldest airlines in the world when it ceased operations. The airline was created to fly in, out and around El Salvador but also with a larger goal to establish an airline in each major Latin-American country.

Hoy, TACA todavía opera , pero como Avianca El Salvador - Los vuelos operados por Avianca El Salvador todavía usan los identificadores IACA e IACO 'TA' y 'TAI', así como el distintivo de llamada 'TACA'. Como Avianca El Salvador, la aerolínea actualmente presta servicio a 28 destinos en Norteamérica, América Latina y Sudamérica. Avianca El Salvador es una de las siete aerolíneas de marca en el grupo de aerolíneas latinoamericanas Avianca Holdings, que ha estado en funcionamiento durante 75 años. La compañía también brinda servicios de transporte de carga aérea y terrestre. Además de Avianca El Salvador, las siete aerolíneas subsidiarias de Avianca de pasajeros aéreos incluyen:

Avianca costa rica

Avianca ecuador

Avianca honduras

Avianca nicaragua

Avianca perú

Avianca guatemala

Destinos

This is a list of destinations that TACA Airlines flew to, which are now operated by Avianca El Salvador (as of 2019):

Equipaje

Please note that free baggage allowance depended on a number of factors, including ticket fare and the city of departure and arrival. During the Alternative Airlines booking process, free baggage allowance was displayed on TACA flights. There was also be the opportunity to add extra bags to a booking.

Checked

Economy Class: The fee checked baggage allowance for Economy passengers between these destinations was: 1 piece, up to 23 Kg.

Business Class: The fee checked baggage allowance for Business passengers between these destinations was: 2 pieces, up to 32kg each.

Please note that the sum of length, width, and height of all checked baggage must not have exceeded 158cm (62 inches).

Equipaje de Mano

All passengers were entitled to one carry-on piece of luggage. On all flights, all hand luggage must not have weighed more than 10 kg, and have a maximum height of 55 cm (22 inches), length of 35 cm (14 inches) and width of 25 cm (10 inches). Passengers must have been able to safely store their hand luggage in the storage bins above the seats.

Clase Económica

Within Economy Class, passengers could choose between a number of fare options: Super Promo, Econo and Flexi. While the inflight experience, including facilities and seating, were the same, passengers received additional benefits when purchasing a higher-priced fare, such as pre-seat selection and free cancellations or amendments.

Did you know? When booking flights through Alternative Airlines it's easy to select the perfect Economy fare option for you - more information can be found in our guide to fare families.

Instalaciones de clase económica

Economy Class offered a wide range of inflight entertainment. On long-haul flights, a personal TV was fitted to each seat.

Meals and beverages were served - see below for more details.

Asientos de clase económica

Economy Class offered comfortable seats with plenty of legroom.

Clase Turista Premium

There was no Premium Economy Class option.

Business

Passengers who booked Economy Class could upgrade to Business via the airline's Plusgrade Auction System. Last-minute upgrades could also be made at the airport if there were seats still available in Business Class.

Instalaciones

Business Class passengers could enjoy priority boarding, extra baggage allowance, and a specialist on-board meal experience. A personal touch screen TV could also be found on the back of each seat.

Asientos de clase ejecutiva

Business Class was in a separate cabin for privacy, quiet, and comfort. Seating could recline to a sleeping position. Amenities couldalso include a pillow and blanket, shoe bags, travel kit, seat and light controls, USB ports, and an international plug socket for charging devices.

Primera clase

There was no First Class option - Business Class was the airline’s premium product.

Entretenimiento en vuelo

The airline offered a variety of multimedia content including games, movies, popular TV shows, and music.

On international flights (aircraft depending) a personal television screen was mounted on the back of each seat in Economy as well as Business Class. On aircraft where this service was not available, passengers could download the airline’s app, called ‘TACA Entertainment’, which could be used to stream entertainment onto personal devices, such as tablets, mobile phones, or laptops. Power outlets were available to charge personal devices.

¿Hay WiFi disponible?

TACA passengers could enjoy high-speed WiFi during their flight. Prices and plans were displayed on your digital device when you connected to the 'TACA' network when on-board. The WiFi service was subject to availability depending on the aircraft and flight route.

WIFI was introduced on TACA flights in the late 2000s/early 2010s, just before the Avianca merger.

Comidas en vuelo

Comidas de clase ejecutiva

Passengers could choose from a varied selection of 2 or 3 main meal options, as well as desserts, and a variety of beverages, including wines, coffees, liquors and soft drinks.

Comidas en clase económica

Beverages (non alcoholic) would be available for all passengers. The flight time would determine what meals will be provided, but as a general rule, meals would be served on international flights that are longer than an hour. Depending on the flight time, the following meals would be served:

Breakfast, on flights operated between 3:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Lunch or Dinner, on flights operated between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.

COMIDAS ESPECIALES

When a booking was made through Alternative Airlines, you could select a meal option at the time of booking, or you can contact our customer service team before you fly. Special meals were available to pre-order on all international flights and would require at least 24 hours notice to order.

Asian Vegetarian, Baby Meal, Bland Meal, Child Meal, Fruit Platter, Gluten Free, Hindu, Kosher, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Salt, Muslim Meal, Diabetic, No Lactose, Oriental Vegetarian, Raw Meal, Seafood Meal, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Jain, Vegetarian Lacto-Ovo were all available.

Check-in

Check-in en el aeropuerto

To check-in at airport counters, passengers must have arrived at least three hours before flight departure. For domestic destinations, passengers must have arrived at the counter two hours in advance of departure.

Self-service airport kiosks were available at select airports, for a faster and more convenient way to check-in at the airport. Check-in at self-service kiosks was available between 24-hours and 1 hour before flight departure.

Web Check-in

Online check-in was available through the Avianca check-in page. Online check-in opened 24 hours before scheduled flight departure. After checking-in online, passengers could either print their boarding pass or check-in via mobile, whereby the boarding pass would be displayed on a smartphone.

Flota

The Avianca El Salvador fleet currently consisted of the following aircraft (as of agosto 2019):

Programa de viajero frecuente

Lifemiles

At the time that it ceased operations, TACA Airlines was already using Avianca's frequent flyer program, LifeMiles. TACA passengers could gain LifeMiles, which was the frequent flyer program operated by Avianca. After joining, passengers could earn and redeem miles and take advantage of an array of benefits depending on mile accumulation - the levels of membership (based on miles flown) include: LifeMiles Silver, Gold Elite and Diamond. LifeMile members earn qualifying miles when flying on a TACA/Avianca/Avianca subsidiary flight, or when flying with Star Alliance airline partners.

Acumulando puntos LifeMile

When making a TACA booking through Alternative Airlines, passengers could select ‘LifeMiles' as their chosen frequent flyer programme during the flight booking process, and simply type in their personal membership number. More information on how to do this can be found here.

Alianza de aerolíneas

Star Alliance

TACA was a member of the Star Alliance, one of the world’s leading airline alliances. Depending on frequent flyer membership, the alliance offers qualifying passengers entry to more than 1,000 VIP lounges worldwide, while connecting over than 1,316 destinations in more than 192 countries. Gold Elite and Silver Star Alliance members (or equivalent LifeMile members) also have access to a variety of add-ons, such as priority check-in and priority baggage handling.

Acuerdos de código compartido

Under the airline's codeshare agreements, some flights were ticketed and owned by TACA but the flight will actually be operated by a codeshare partner airline. TACA had codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

• Avianca (empresa matriz)
• Cubana de Aviación
• iberia
• lufthansa

Aeropuerto Principal

Aeropuerto Internacional Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero

TACA was based at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, the main airport serving San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador. The airport is one of the busiest airports in all of South America. It had been in an expansion period since 2014 - it's estimated to be able to carry 6.6 million passengers per year. Since TACA Airlines merged with Avianca and became Avianca El Salvador, the airline has continued to use Monseńor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport as its hub airport.

SAL es también un centro para Volaris Costa Rica y Volaris El Salvador , y otras aerolíneas que vuelan al aeropuerto incluyen Aerolíneas delta , aerolíneas Unidas , Spirit Airlines , Copa Airlines , aerolíneas americanas , Iberia , Interjet y Air Transat .

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