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Copa Airlines Announces New Panama-San Francisco Route
- Copa Airlines will begin daily flights to San Francisco on Sept. 17, offering the fastest, most convenient connections to Latin America through Hub of the Americas in Panama.
- San Francisco, the airline’s 12th U.S. destination, will bring the total number of Copa destinations to 74 cities in 30 countries.
- Among all U.S. cities, San Francisco is third in number of international visitors.
Panama City, Panama, May 26, 2015 – Copa Airlines {NYSE: CPA} subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., and member of the Star Alliance global airline network, today announced it will begin daily nonstop flights on Sept. 17, 2015 between Panama and San Francisco, Calif., Copa’s 12th U.S. destination. The new destination strengthens Copa’s leadership in the region and increases its route network to 74 cities in 30 countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
San Francisco, an important center of international tourism, finance, business and technology, is third among all U.S. cities in the number of international visitors. Close to Silicon Valley, home of the world’s major technology companies, the city offers a solid hotel infrastructure and is one of the top-10 destinations in North America for conventions and conferences.
"Copa Airlines is pleased to announce its new direct service between Panama and San Francisco, a major tourist, business, financial and technology destination with strong ties to Latin America,” said Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines. "This new Copa flight not only greatly enhances business and leisure travel options between San Francisco and Panama, it also increases connectivity with more than de 55 destinations throughout Latin America.”
As a hub for Star Alliance member United Airlines, San Francisco extends Copa Airlines’ already wide route network through connections via United to destinations such as Seattle, Portland and Vancouver on the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada. In addition, as the major point of entry for Asia and Oceania to the American continent, San Francisco opens up enormous opportunities for tourism and business. The new route will provide Copa passengers with access to an extensive list of destinations, especially on the growing Asian continent.
“We are very proud to offer our renowned world-class service to this extraordinary destination, which gives our passengers a wide selection of international destinations,” said Heilbron. “We believe our new flight will make a substantial contribution to tourism and general economic development between California, Panama and the rest of the Latin American region, opening up important markets such as Asia.”
From its Hub of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, Copa Airlines offers flights to more international destinations than any other airline from a hub in Latin America. The daily San Francisco-Panama flight has been scheduled for the most convenient connections to eight destinations in Brazil, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; nine destinations in Colombia, including Bogotá, Medellin, Cali and Cartagena; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Lima, Peru; San Salvador, El Salvador; San Jose, Costa Rica; Guatemala City, Guatemala; and Managua, Nicaragua; among others. In-transit passengers are not required to make immigration or customs stops, and baggage is checked to the final destination.
Copa will operate the daily San Francisco flight (CM208) using a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, with premium configuration and seating capacity for 16 passengers in Business Class and 138 in the main cabin. On-board service will include complimentary food and beverages, including wines and spirits; a personalized entertainment system with a wide variety of options in English, Spanish and Portuguese with new movies each month, complimentary headsets, and bilingual flight attendants.
About San Francisco
This entrepreneurial and avant-garde city is known for the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, an impressive suspension bridge spanning the channel between the San Francisco peninsula and Marin County. San Francisco is also famous for its cable cars that climb its steep streets, its Victorian architecture and Chinatown, as well as exciting nightlife and a varied cultural and arts scene. It is also home to major professional sports teams: the San Francisco Giants (Major League Baseball), San Francisco 49ers (NFL football) and the Golden State Warriors (NBA basketball).