Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 13:25     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
We flew Avianca to Costa Rica. it was fine, no frills. Seat were tight and they didn't even serve drinks, but it was only a 4 hr flight so who cares.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 08:38     Subject: Re:Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Anonymous wrote:doesn't United code share with COPA?


Yes, both are star alliance.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2026 07:38     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Copa is OK, not great. Avianca is a big NO and I refused to fly it for work and instead flew United through Houston.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2026 23:31     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Anonymous wrote:Experiences? Thanks


Avoid avianca at all costs- they book things wrong, then before you leave delete your flights, extort you for fees, make you rebuy your tickets close to your flight date, drop your calls, make unauthorized changes, boom things but don’t issue seats or an actual ticket, put things into 2-4 week investigation and never respond.

Terrible.

Use LATAM airlines or anything else.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 23:12     Subject: Re:Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Anonymous wrote:I was just looking up Avianca and it was founded in 1919…..104 years ago!!


Colombia has a rich aviation history. The second airline ever founded was in Colombia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCADTA
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 20:45     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Flew Copa to Costa Rica. No problems and I think you can do a free layover in Panama City.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 20:45     Subject: Re:Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
doesn't United code share with COPA?
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 20:39     Subject: Re:Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
I flew Copa right before the pandemic and had a great experience.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 19:52     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
I’ve always had good service on Copa - newer planes, on time, etc.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 15:27     Subject: Re:Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
I was just looking up Avianca and it was founded in 1919…..104 years ago!!
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 15:24     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Anonymous wrote:I've flown Copa to Chile, no "problems" but just kind of rude service. I am not Hispanic/native Spanish speaking and there was a very obvious difference in the way the flight attendants treated me vs. the way she treated other passengers seated nearby. I do speak some Spanish so it wasn't like I was expecting them to communicate with me in English.

I've flown Avianca to Nicaragua and Columbia and it was great both times.


Avianca employees are very polite to non Spanish speakers. I flew from Bogota to Medellin and the employees were great.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 15:23     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Anonymous wrote: Avianca is the low cost low frill South American airline.


No, it isn't
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 15:22     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Anonymous wrote:Flew Avianca to Costa Rica with a stop in El Salvador. It’s a very low cost airline. Nothing special. No frills.


Avianca is not a low cost airline. It's the flagship carrier of Colombia.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2023 15:22     Subject: Re:Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
I have flown Avianca many times and have never had a problem. The only thing I don't like about Avianca is that they use "smaller" aircraft like Airbus A320neos and don't provide in-seat entertainment. I really hate that. A five or six hour flight should have a larger aircraft with in-seat entertainment.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2023 11:34     Subject: Would you travel Avianca or Copa Airlines
Flew Avianca to Costa Rica with a stop in El Salvador. It’s a very low cost airline. Nothing special. No frills.