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Copa Airlines is the flag carrier of Panama and operates more than 326 daily scheduled flights to 72 destinations in 30 countries around North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

 

Copa Airlines was established originally as Compañia Panameña de Aviación (providing the acronym COPA) in 1944 and began operating in August 1947. A group of Panamanian investors assisted from Pan American Work Airways. The airlines began operating domestic flights with a small fleet of Douglas DC-3 aircraft and in the 1970s, Copa Airlines started international flights to Colombia, Costa Rica and Jamaica.

 

Copa Airlines is a Star Alliance Member Passengers who fly business class get access to a special line at the airport check-in and boarding counters to reduce waiting time, priority baggage handling and Copa and VIP lounges worldwide.

 

The airline continues to add destinations in order to link Panama with major cities in the Western hemisphere, and has purchased 32 additional Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft to be delivered between 2015 and 2018 to meet expectations for growth.

 

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Baggage

 

Pieces that meet the weight restrictions will be transported without charge.

Fees for excess baggage are cumulative depending on registered baggage conditions. For example, if weight and size exceed the limit, the sum of both corresponding fees is charged.

The baggage allowance for your trip will depend on your point of origin and destination.

Taxes may be applied to these costs based on the charges established by the country.

All baggage exceeding maximum weight, size dimensions or piece limitations, will be transported subject to space availability and surcharges will be charged in accordance with exchange of the day.

Anything weighing more than 100 lb must be sent as cargo.

Flights to/from Bahamas and Cuba* individual pieces over 32kg (70lb) are not allowed.

 

DIMENSIONS

 

Each piece can measure up to 62 combined linear inches (158 cm) (height + length + width).

Pieces with a combined linear measurement between 63 inches (159 cm) and 107 inches (272 cm) are considered excess baggage.

Pieces whose combined linear measurements exceed 107 inches (272 cm) will not be accepted as baggage and must be transported as cargo.

If your suitcase has wheels, the wheels are not included in the linear measurement of the suitcase.

 

 

Cabin	Passengers	Maximum allowed	Linear dimensions	Maximum weight
Business Class and Main Cabin	Regular passengers  ConnectMiles Silver members & Star Alliance Silver	1 carry-on bag	46 linear inches (115 cm) length + width + height	10 kg (22 lb)
Main Cabin	Regular passengers  Star Alliance Gold, ConnectMiles Gold, Platinum & Presidential Platinum	1 carry-on bag	46 linear inches (115 cm) length + width + height	10 kg (22 lb)
Business Class**	Star Alliance Gold, ConnectMiles Gold, Platinum & Presidential Platinum	2 carry-on bags	46 linear inches (115 cm) each length + width + height	10 kg (22 lb) each

** Except on flights departing to or from the United States, where the carry-on luggage policy continues to be 1 carry-on bag and 1 additional item

 

Carry-on baggage allowed for flights within Panama

Maximum allowed	Linear dimensions	Maximum weight
One carry-on piece of luggage	46 linear inches (115 cm) length + width + height	10 kg (22 lb)

 

 

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Frequent Flyer Program

 

Copa Airlines provides ConnectMiles, a loyalty program specially designed for travelers.

 

With ConnectMiles, travelers will receive the best loyalty benefits Copa has to offer - exclusive benefits that will only be available for their members.

 

ConnectMiles members always earn one mile per mile flown when traveling on Copa Airlines

 

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News

 

10th August 2017

Regional GDP Growth Fules Copa's 2Q

Resurgent economies in South America and currency stabilization contributed to Copa Airlines’ strong second-quarter results, with operating margins doubling in the quarter from 2016. The Panamanian carrier reported operating margins of 14.4%, or double its 2016 results. For the rest of the year, Copa expects margins to be 16-18%. The carrier expects to return to its historical norm of margins in the high teens-to-low 20% range. 

 

 

7th August 2017

 

Colombian LCC Wingo: Copa becomes first Latin American airline group to test out multi-brand model

The Panama-based airline group Copa Holdings is testing out the multi-brand model with its LCC brand Wingo, which launched operations in late 2016 and is now operating 17 short haul routes. Wingo has already captured a 2% share of seat capacity in both the group’s home markets, Colombia and Panama.

Copa is following a typical multi-brand strategy by using Wingo to take over unprofitable routes that were previously under the full service brand Copa Colombia, as well as launching new point-to-point leisure routes that would not be viable under its normal two-class full service product.

However, Copa has decided not to follow the typical multi-brand strategy of establishing a new airline from scratch; Wingo uses the Copa Colombia operators certificate, providing economies of scale and minimising risk, but potentially limiting the potential benefits.

As the first LCC under a Latin American full service airline group, Wingo is an experiment in many respects. If the initial trial using four single class 737-700s is successful, Copa could use Wingo to expand in Colombia and Panama as well as potential other Latin American markets while other full service airline groups may be compelled to establish their own LCC brands or subsidiaries.

 

 

1st August 2017

 

Panama, Copa Airlines, Pullmantur jointly promote cruises from Colón

The Panama Tourism Authority, Copa Airlines and Pullmantur Cruises signed a collaboration agreement to promote Panama as a cruise destination.

The goal is to attract Latin Americans to Panama, boosting tourism and Pullmantur's sailings from Colón, one of the line's three regional homeports.

Under the agreement, Copa Airlines will provide exclusive rates to passengers joining a Pullmantur cruise in Colón who fly from 14 airports in eight Latin American countries: Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Belo Horizonte, Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre and Río de Janeiro, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico; Asunción, Paraguay; Lima, Peru; and Montevideo, Uruguay.

The rates will be used by wholesalers to create fly-cruise packages, according to Karla Guillén, manager of wholesale sales, Copa Airlines.

The Panama Tourism Authority will work with Pullmantur Cruises on various promotions in the Southern Cone, including exposure on television and in movie theaters in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador with 10- and 20-second spots about seven-night vacation packages to five destinations.

The packages will also be promoted on mobile and fixed billboards and signs in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica, as well as in newspapers and magazines.

'We will have weekly cruise arrivals, which will generate more income and higher hotel occupancy,' Panama Tourism Authority administrator Jennifer Champsaur said.

Agusto Terracina, manager of the cruise terminal Colón 2000, said the marketing collaboration will bring more tourists to Panama, who stay two or three days before or after their cruise, boosting business, especially on weekends when there's less business in hotels and shopping centers.

Pullmantur's Monarch will sail from Colón on 52 departures of its 'Antilles and Southern Caribbean' and 'Legendary Caribbean' routes, and is expected to double the number of passengers carried from there.

 

 

5th July 2017

Copa Airlines celebrates five years connecting Curacao to Continent

COPA Airlines is celebrating its fifth anniversary connecting Curaçao to the rest of the Latin continent. COPA with its four flights a week has the commitment to the tourism industry and the business community in Curaçao. Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A. (commonly referred to simply as "Copa Airlines") is the flag carrier of Panama. It is headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with its main hub at Tocumen International Airport. It operates more than 315 daily scheduled flights to 74 destinations in 31 countries around North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

 

27th June 2017

Copa Airlines Orders 15 Boeing 737 MAX 10 Aircraft - For year 2020

Copa Holdings placed an order for a fleet of 15 new Boeing 737 MAX 10s at this year’s Paris Air Show. The deal represents an upgrade to its existing order of 737 MAX 8 aircraft and will make Copa “the first airline in Latin America to operate the newest addition to the MAX family,” according to the carrier.

The aircraft, which are expected to be delivered in 2020, will go toward replacing existing planes Copa has been operating and support “plans for strategic growth,” stated the airline in a statement. Copa Airlines is encouraged by the single-aisle 737 Max 10s operating efficiency, lower per-seat cost, and extended range.

The 737 MAX 10, in line with Boeing’s other 737 MAX models, will be equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines, “advanced technology winglets,” and the “Boeing Sky Interior,” among other modern aircraft features.

“Due to the long-term success we’ve had operating 737 NG, we had placed a sizable order of 737 MAX aircraft for our future, and the 737 MAX 10 provides additional flexibility for certain segments of our network,” said Ahmad Zamany, Copa Airlines’ vice president of technical operations. In June 2017, Copa Airlines announced its strategy for Latin America. United and Copa continue to have extensive code-sharing. In particular, Quayle said, United flies from Newark and Houston to Panama City, and has extensive code-shares beyond Panama City. From Panama City, Copa offers 160 daily departures to 73 cities in 31 countries. It serves 12 U.S. destinations: Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, F'a., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington.

 

June 2017

Copa Airlines announced it was converted 15MAXs to MAX 10s. Panama City-based Copa Airlines will convert 15 previously ordered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to the new MAX 10 version, the company said at the Paris Air show June 21. Copa will become the first airline to operate the 737 MAX 10 in Latin America. It will use the new MAX 10s to replace existing aircraft and support the company’s plans for strategic growth, intending to be the “first airline in the region to operate the 737 MAX on deep South American and North American routes. Copa finalized an order for 61 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft in May 2013, and expects to take delivery of its first MAX 9 in August 2018. The airline operates a fleet of over 100 aircraft including 66 737-800s, 14 737-700s and 21 Embraer E190s.

 

23rd May 2017

Copa Airlines to expand codeshare agreement with United Airlines

From 11th December 2017, Copa Airlines plans to further codeshare expansion with United, as it commences from Panama City - Dener 4 x Weekly flights. The latest expansion will see additional 47 routes carrying Copa's CM-coded flights numbers via Denver, including service to Canada.

 

2nd May 2017

Copa Ailrines announces codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines

Copa Airlines and TUrkish Airlines have agreed to operate joint flights. Both Star Alliance members, the two airlines have signed a code-sharing agreement to provide more travel options for passengers. A codeshare agreement permits 2 or more airlines to list certain flights in a reservation system under eachothers names.

Latin American passengers will be connected via Istanbul to Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Turkey's flag carrier currently has 337 aircraft and flies to 298 destinations -- 249 international and 49 domestic.

Turkish Airlines was chosen as Europe's Best Airline for the 6th time and the Best Airline in Southern Europe for the eighth consecutive time in a 2016 Skytrax survey.

 

24th April 2017

Copa Airlines announces non-stop services from Denver to Panama

From December 2017, Copa Airlines will commence a non-stop service between between Denver International Airport in Denver and Copa’s Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. This will be 4 times weekly. 

Denver will be the airline’s 13th U.S. destination and its 74th overall. Copa’s nonstop flight will enable Denver passengers to arrive in Panama 2-3 hours sooner than via other airlines.

 

8^th March 2017

Copa Airlines have expanded their codeshare agreement with GOL Airlines which now includes additional route services between Brazil and Panama city. New Codeshare routes begin from 17^th February:

Panama City to: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife

 

14^th February 2017

Copa Airlines plan to expand codeshare routes with United, covering additional routes to and from Chicago O’Hare from 1^st June 2017.

Chicago O’Hare to: Denver, Hartford, Jackson Hole, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Pitsburgh

 

19^th January 2017

Copa Airlines has begun construction on modern new aircraft maintenance centre in Panama. The new hangar, located at Tocumen international Airport in Panama City, will provide the ability to handle all major aircraft maintenance work in the country.

 

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Baggage:

 

 

		All passengers that travel with Copa Airlines are entitled to at least one carry-on item and two checked bags free of charge. Depending on their destination, Copa travelers have to check baggage allowances,restrictions and policies especially when travelling with Copa code share airlines.
		Copa Airlines also offers Web check-in.Passengers who want to earn miles when they travel with Copa Airlines can register for a ConnectMiles account on Copa's Frequent Flyer Loyalty Program.Passengers who fly with Copa Airlines can have access to famous Panorama de las Americas in flight magazine and explore more about Panama's culture. Economy Class ticket holders can enjoy in flight entertainment with selection of movies music and sitcoms.
		On-board service varies depending on the destination, duration,and time of your flight. Copa Airlines is offering meal or snack and beverage on flights for Economy Class ticket holders excluding short domestic flights where the airline offers only soft drinks.

 

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Tocumen International Airport

HUB Airport

 

Tocumen International Airport is the international airport of Panama City, The airport serves as the home base for Copa Airlines and is a regional hub to and from The Caribbean, South, North and Central America. Additionally, some major European cities such as Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Lisbon and Madrid are served nonstop. Flights to Dubai (operated by Emirates) will start in 2016, making the route between PTY and DXB the longest in the world. Tocumen International Airport. Airlines that fly to and from Tocumen International Airport include Aeroméxico, Air France , Air Transat, American Airlines, Avianca, KLM and Iberia.

 

Copa Airlines offers connections between a variety of cities in North, South and Central America. Hot fares to Panama City, San Jose, Nicaragua and San Salvador. COPA Airlines of Panama Copa Airlines LogoCopa Airlines is much more than the National Airline of Panama. Using Tocumen International Airport in Panama City as íThe Hub of the Americasí, Copa provides travellers with competitive fares and easy connections between many major cities across North, South & Central America, as well as the Caribbean. With a modern fleet of 43 Boeing and Embraer aircraft in a Clase Ejecutiva (business class) and economy cabin, Copa offers approximately 92 daily services to 50 International destinations. The airline operates a very punctual full service at competitive prices, making it a consistent winner of awards and loyal customers. Drinks, food, hot towels and in-flight entertainment are standard in both economy and business classes, with those up front enjoying íexquisite gastronomical selectionsí, washed down with the ífinest wines and liquorsí. Copa Airlines Central American Flights on COPA If the brand seems familiar, itís because Copa share its ideas, branding and strategy with US giant, Continental Airlines. Copa have perfected the art of the ëhub and spokeí operation, bringing in all flights at the top of the hour and sending them out very shortly afterwards. Luggage is through-checked from origin to destination and passengers have just enough time to enjoy a drink at the airport bar before boarding the onward flight. Check the full range of destinations and airports on our website and let us take the stress out of your booking. For further assistance call our helpful team on 0871 222 9222

 

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Copa Airlines introduce their new route to Belize

                                                                 Copa Airlines introduce their new route to Belize Based on the airline's expansion plan and effort ,Panama's leading carrier ,Copa Airlines,will now offer their first flight on December 8th for passengers who want to explore the abudance of natural attractions and hotels in Belize.

 

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COPA Airlines launch Panama to the Caribbean island of St. Martin,

Copa Airlines have announced the launch of a new twice weekly service direct from Panama City to the Caribbean island of St.

 

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