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Avianca Airlines will begin nonstop flights between Ontario International Airport and San Salvador starting in July.
The route to San Salvador International Airport will be the first flight from the Inland Empire to Central America, according to a statement on the airport’s website.
The carrier will operate three flights a week – one flight per day on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – from Ontario International to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador.
“We are thrilled to welcome Avianca to Ontario,” said Alan D. Wapner, Ontario’s Mayor pro tem and president of the Ontario International Airport Authority. “Our international gateway airport and the Inland Empire have much to offer, and we are confident that Avianca will realize the benefits of bringing new service to Ontario.”
Ontario International’s current international carriers are Volaris, which flies to and from Guadalajara in Mexico City, and China Airlines.
Avianca will operate from Terminal Two, accommodating as many as 120 passengers in business and economy class, according to the statement.
