Overall, the flight went well and the service was good. However, there was a very frightening moment during landing in Bogotá. Just as the plane was about to touch down, it suddenly went back up into the air. The aircraft was not descending straight and seemed to move left and right, which made the situation feel unstable. This was quite scary. After going back up, the plane circled for about 15 minutes before attempting to land again. Although I understand that safety always comes first and situations like this can happen, it was still a shocking experience for passengers.
4.0 OkayAnonymous, Apr 2026CUR - BOG
Read more Avianca reviewsOverall, the flight went well and the service was good. However, there was a very frightening moment during landing in Bogotá. Just as the plane was about to touch down, it suddenly went back up into the air. The aircraft was not descending straight and seemed to move left and right, which made the situation feel unstable. This was quite scary. After going back up, the plane circled for about 15 minutes before attempting to land again. Although I understand that safety always comes first and situations like this can happen, it was still a shocking experience for passengers.
They should provide water to passengers who ask for it
The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket
It was delayed and I lost my connection flight to Cali and I missed my Mom's funeral
Provide free food and drinks on an international flight. Add updated head rests
Not good, tried to purchase a first class upgrade and they couldn’t get it done. Was super uncomfortable the whole time.
Pros: we leave and arrive on time Cons: the most uncomfortable seats ever. You cant recline at all your seats. No entertainment No TVs flight attendants didn't provide even a glass of water. You have to go to back of the airplane and ask for one. I am Colombian and I remember seeing the flight attendants very neat, elegants which is or was a staple of Avianca.it was one with tennis shoes, no male up, the hair was messy... that was really odd.
Here we have another airline flying to Guatemala but doesn't have a plus or a less, just in the middle. Why? Well, first we don't have even free water Movie selection is poor Seats don't recline in some places Food selection is carb based Forgot to mention, customer service on the web is the worst. Good things; Very reliable on schedule Kind crew
Last seat of Bussines Class it does recline but passenger seating behind kept pushing since they did not have space once my seat was reclined
We waited for one hour to deboard the plane after landing. That could be better
I paid for one piece of checked in luggage, but TAG said it wasn’t paid for, so the charged me a high price for it.
My reservation indicated that I has luggage allowance of 35lbs per person but the airline mentioned that this allowance was only for the rteurn leg of the trip and c harged me $244 additionally for the flight ! This felt like a bait and switch and the complaint is more to do with losing trust in booking through Kayak if the details displayed cannot be confirmed and trusted with the actual airline
It was fine, however they didn’t provide an accurate time for the delayed takeoff. And at the small local airport where we departed, you couldn’t go through security much earlier than the flight. Given the delay, my flight was waiting in the lobby of the airport for a long time. The airlines never told us when we could all travel through security. This was a nuisance because many of us were forced to sit on the floor of the lobby instead of the spacious gate waiting area.
It was a short flight. Seats are small but the flight to Peten is less than an hour.
Allow for not applicable in your survey if there is no food or entertainment on a very short flight of only one hour
Notsure if it was an issue with the airline or Guatemala Int airport, but boarding information, times posted, and boarding to aircraft where contadicting n confusing - relied on gate airline staff n fellow travelers.
The flight was cancelled 2 time as. The airline was stranded me in Guatemala with no solution.
My flight was cancelled 2 times with no solution left stranded in Guatemala.
Boarding was long and messy. No food was offered on the flight. No entertainemnt. Clean flight however.