STOP PRESS: Avianca launch direct flights from Madrid to Medellin

Avianca of Colombia have announced a new direct, twice weekly flight between Madrid and Medellin starting 03rd July 2010.

The new scheduled service will operate every Thursday and Sunday from the new Terminal 4 Satellite at Madrid's Barajas International airport at 13:10 local time. The return flight from the Colombian provincial capital of Medellin departs at 1820 on Wednesday and Saturday arriving in Madrid at 1110 local time the next morning. With this new frequency Avianca now operate 19 weekly flights between Colombia and Europe. Convenient connections are available from the UK on British Airways and Iberia.