August 9, 2025
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Less known as South American Airlines adds new route to Washington, D.C., the second U.S. city
Travelers in Washington, D.C. will offer new options for South America starting in November.
Boliviana de Aviacion will take the 24th flight on Tuesday on Tuesday from its home base (VVI) at Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) in Santa Cruz to Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Washington on April 4, before taking the 24th flight on Tuesday. 1 Until August 31, 2026.
Boliviana will fly 737-800 on the route.
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Brian D’Amico, director of aviation business development at the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, which operates Dulles and Ronald Reagan National Airports (DCA), said Washington is home to the largest Bolivian population in the United States.
The city is Boliviana’s second destination after Miami International Airport (MIA), which can be served both from VVI and PTY.
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Travelers can only book flights for the entire route – Washington arrives in Santa Cruz and return – not between Washington and Panama City. The 4,002 miles distance between VVI and IAD will exceed the typical range of 737-800, although it can easily cover the legs of IAD-PTY and VVI-PTY.
The airline has limited partnerships with Avianca and Iberia. However, none of them listed for cooperation with Boliviana’s loyalty program.
Boliviana operates 24 aircraft, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24. The fleet consists of three Airbus A330s, which the airline is used for flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) and MIA.
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