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Copa Airlines and the World Youth Day organizing committee unveil an airplane with a logo commemorating the WYD religious event
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Nineteen airplanes from Copa Airlines’ modern fleet will commemorate next year’s World Youth Day (WYD) event, flying the skies of the Americas with the event logo emblazoned on their fuselages
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This initiative is just one of the ways that Copa Airlines has supported the event since 2017; the airline has also sponsored tickets for organizers, promoted the event on board, transported the World Youth Day Cross as it makes its way throughout the Americas, and more
Panama City, December 12, 2018
Copa Airlines and the World Youth Day (WYD) Local Organizing Committee unveiled one of the nineteen airplanes that will travel around the country emblazoned with the logo of this important event. These airplanes now symbolize unity and engagement for the pilgrims from around the world who will attend WYD, which will take place in Panama City from January 22 to January 27, 2019
The unveiling was held at the Copa Airlines maintenance hangar. Monsignor José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, who is the Archbishop of Panama and the chair of the WYD Local Organizing Committee, was in attendance at the event, along with Copa Airlines executives.
“Copa Airlines is aware of the significance of WYD, and we’re a conscientious company, so we have been working since 2017 to rise to the occasion of this important event,” said Christophe Didier, the airline’s Vice President of Sales. “We’re working to ensure that the pilgrims are transported efficiently, along with the rest of our passengers who travel across the continent every day through the Hub of the Americas in Panama City.”
Monsignor Ulloa Mendieta said, “We thank Copa Airlines for all of the support that the airline has given to WYD from the moment when Pope Francis named Panama as the host of this important event.” He added, “WYD is the most important youth event in the world. Organized by the Catholic church, it is open to all, and its most important aspect is its profound message, which has a transformative and lasting impact on the pilgrims. To us, WYD is the event in Panama.”
Since 2017, Copa Airlines has undertaken various initiatives in support of WYD. For example, the airline implemented a plan to transport more than 30,000 pilgrims from around the continent, both individually and in groups, with special fares and other special offers. Copa also arranged charter flights from Brazil, Ecuador, and Haiti.
Considering the volume of passengers who will be traveling once WYD ends, Copa offered pilgrims the option to select alternate travel dates during the week after the event, with the same special fares. As a result, Copa will be able to efficiently serve the high numbers of passengers who will be making connections and departing from Panama once the event is over.
In addition to taking these steps to offer more flexible itineraries and fares, Copa has also supported WYD by sponsoring tickets and providing logistical assistance to the organizing committee, promoting the event on board the airline’s more than 350 daily flights, transporting the WYD Cross, the Salus Populi Romani Marian Icon, and the WYD Symbols throughout Central America and the Caribbean, and more.
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