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Copa Airlines will connect Armenia, Colombia to the Americas starting december 2021
- From the Hub of the Americas® in Panamá, Copa Airlines will connect Armenia with direct and efficient flights to the extensive network of routes throughout the Americas.
- Adding Armenia, Copa Airlines will flight to eight destinations within Colombia.
Panama City, August 9, 2021 – Copa Airlines announced plans to begin service from the Colombian city Armenia, capital of the Quindío state, starting on December 2, 2021. This is the first new destination the airline is adding since the beginning of the pandemic. Including the flight from Armenia, Copa Airlines strengthens its offer in Colombia by connecting eight cities with 58 destinations in 28 countries in the Americas through the Hub of the Americas® located at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.
“We are thrilled to announce our first new route since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. As a leading airline, our vision is to increase the connectivity between cities in the continent, contributing to the economic and cultural development in the region. We are sure that Armenia will be part of that objective,” said Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines.
Armenia was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2011, being recognized for its cultural and touristic wealth. It is located between Bogota, Medellin and Cali, with a population of approximately 300,000 people. This city is also known as “The Miracle City of Colombia” for its fast development in the last couple of years. It offers exciting museums that enhance its history and great tourist attractions that showcase its traditions and gastronomy. Along with Pereira and Manizales cities, Armenia is part of Colombia’s coffee region. Its landscapes have large farms (haciendas) allowing to experience the coffee route and discovering everything there is about great Colombian coffee.
“The international air connectivity in our country continues to show important reactivation signs in the middle of the current pandemic situation. We are opening doors to new routes to different cities of the country. Armenia, a city that will soon increase its international air capacity via a new connection to Panama and beyond. In that sense, very soon, Panamanian travelers will be able to have unique experiences that are offered by our country, a sustainable, reliable, and high-quality destination,” said Flavia Santoro, ProColombia President.
“We are very happy here in the Heart of Colombia to have Copa Airlines, an airline that knows the region and will now fly from the El Eden International Airport - Panama – Armenia with three (3) weekly flights. This allows us to increase our competitiveness in the Quindío region in order to generate more inbound and outbound tourists in both directions. We invite our visitors on Copa Airlines that will soon be flying from Quindío, to come to know our cultural coffee landscape with all of its attractiveness and beauty that we have to offer. Thank you, Copa Airlines for connecting to the Heart of Colombia”, said Roberto Jairo Jaramillo Cardenas, Governor of Quindío.
Copa Airlines’ flight will initially operate three weekly frequencies on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, departing at 11:36 a.m. from Panama (local time) and arriving at El Edén International Airport at 12:58 p.m. (local time.) The return flight will depart on the same days from Armenia at 3:58 p.m. (local time,) arriving in Panama at 5:18 p.m. (local time.) The route will operate on a Boeing 737-700 with capacity for 12 passengers in Business Class and 112 in the main cabin.
Those passengers interested in our flight from Armenia can make their reservations at copa.com, our sales offices and can contact our call center as of today, August 9, 2021.
About Copa Airlines
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, is a leading passenger and cargo airline in Latin America. Operating for more than 70 years, it has established the Hub of the Americas in Panama City as the continent’s leading hub. It has one of the industry’s newest and most modern fleets of Boeing 737-800 NG and Boeing 737 MAX9, serving countries across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, and consistently delivers on-time performance of above 90%, among the best in the industry worldwide. To plan your travel and manage your reservations, securely buy tickets in six currencies, use Web Check-in, print boarding passes and find information about travel policies and immigration requirements, visit www.copaair.com.