Avianca of Colombia have announced a new direct, twice weekly flight between Madrid and Medellin, commencing July 03rd 2010 using an Airbus A330 aircraft.

The new scheduled service will operate every Thursday and Sunday from the new Terminal 4 Satellite at Madrid’s Barajas International airport departing 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.