Avianca Brazil

✅ Verified Review | Booked 3 tickets in economy class from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia in late August for myself and my parents. My father has a serious lung and heart problem and due to this was informed by the doctors that he could not fly for the next year. We sent a medical note from a doctor to confirm this to Avianca, they refused the refund stating they will only give back 5% of the airfare for the 3 tickets. Expedia was the agency we booked through, they would not help us. I spoke to a supervisor who basically regurgitated what the agent stated, no customer service at all. Avianca is a greedy company with no morals and no heart, avoid them at all costs. Expedia has incompetent staff who couldn't care less. I thank God these tickets were less than $400 USD for all of us, otherwise we could have lost out on thousands of dollars due to Avianca's horribly unfair policy.

✅ Verified Review | Salvador to Sao Paulo. Avianca was one of the airlines we flew during our travels within South America, and it was the best. Staff on the ground and in the air spoke English. The inflight entertainment was great, even though it was a short flight. And the food was simple but the kind that announces its arrival with a delicious aroma. It's one of the few airlines where I've actually thanked the crew on my way out.

✅ Verified Review | Salvador to Rio De Janeiro with Avianca Brazil. Priority check-in and boarding for Gold members was perfect. Unfortunately no lounge in Salvador. Brand new aircraft. Very large pitch, excellent IFE, including movies and games, free hot sandwich and a large choice of quality drinks. Priority luggage was first delivered. Nothing to complain. Price was the cheapest on the route that day.

✅ Verified Review | Flew Avianca Brazil from Congohas to Santos Dumont. Definitely the best domestic airline in Brazil. Efficient and smooth check-in and boarding procedures with a gate change. Very good legroom - actually the best in Brazil - as well as IFE on board. Staff are friendly and a hot snack along with drinks was served even on a short 45 minutes ride to Rio. Highly recommended as the top choice in Brazil.

Florianopolis to Rio de Janeiro with Avianca Brazil. Even though the flight time was really short with only a bit more than 1 hour the airplane had inflight entertainment and the seats were comfortable. The check in was really fast and well organised. A hot sandwich was served and beverages too. All in all I would recommend for domestic travel.

My most recent Avianca flight from Salvador to Sao Paulo was problem-free. Check in was quick, and the flight left on time. Avianca serves a hot sandwich and beverages on this two-hour flight. The seat was comfortable and seat-back entertainment was available, although I did not use it. Arrival was on-time, and baggage arrived quickly. I recommend Avianca Brazil.

Cheapest tickets we found for a Rio to Salvador return trip with Avianca Brazil. Very quick boarding in Rio, but not in Salvador. Hot sandwich was served during both flight. The GIG-SSA A320 was brand new and had a much larger pitch than the old one we had on return trip. IFE was great and flight attendants very smiley.

I wanted to alert non Brazilians who are thinking of flying Avianca Brazil. My wife and I tried to fly with them a month ago. We bought our tickets online with a non-Brazilian credit card (an Australian MasterCard). We got issued the tickets and all good. The week before the flight we got an email from Avianca saying our tickets had been cancelled. They cancelled them because we used a foreigner credit card. When we called them they demanded we go to an airport ticket counter to purchase new tickets before giving us a refund on our original tickets. After refusing too and then waiting on the phone for two hours they said they would refund us which they did three weeks later. If you are not from Brazil and buy online be very careful of Avianca Brazil. We met other foreigners in Brazil who have had the same or similar experiences.

I was very impressed with Avianca Brasil. The check-in was fast and efficient, and the plane departed on-time. Seats were comfortable with good leg room. We were served a beverage and a hot steak and cheese sandwich on this one hour flight. There was seat back in-flight entertainment. I will most certainly fly with Avianca Brasil again.

Fortaleza-Sao Paulo return. Avianca was the cheapest of the airlines we checked, and service was good. Small ham and cheese sandwich, and non-alcoholic beverages, each way (not much, but on Gol Airlines for example, the only thing free is water from a large bottle). On the A320 to Sao Paulo there were small screens on the back of each seat for viewing of a limited array of videos (TV shows, music, etc). Could choose the language. On the A318, just screens over each group of seats, with one movie (just in Portuguese, I believe). Seat room at least as good as other Brazilian airlines. We got exit row seats going down and bulkhead on the return, at no extra charge. Avianca Brazil still operating separately from Avianca International, but flight attendant said it will join the Star Alliance, joining Avianca International, next month.