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Copa Airlines, Air Panama and Panama Tourism Authority connect Bocas del Toro with South America
- Copa Airlines passengers from South America can connect through the Hub of the Americas to a direct Air Panama flight to Bocas del Toro.
- The flight is a joint venture of the ATP, Copa Airlines and Air Panama to promote tourism to Bocas del Toro.
- Copa Vacations packages are being promoted through wholesalers in Brazil and Argentina.
Panama City, Panama - July 19, 2012 -- The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP in Spanish); Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. {NYSE: CPA}; and Air Panama have announced that Copa passengers traveling from South America through the airline's Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City can now connect to a direct Air Panama flight to Colon Island in Bocas del Toro.
The new route is the result of agreements between the ATP and the two Panamanian airlines to promote the western Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro as an international tourist destination. Bocas del Toro is an archipelago off the northwest coast of Panama. The flight will be offered through Copa Airlines' wholesalers in Brazil and Argentina as a Copa Vacations tourist packages.
"Copa Airlines is pleased to bring to fruition this agreement with the ATP," said Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron. "The flight connects our passengers from Brazil and Argentina with one of Panama's principal tourist regions and demonstrates our interest in promoting the country as an international tourist destination."
Eduardo Stagg, CEO of Air Panama, remarked that in establishing the connecting flight in conjunction with Copa Airlines and with the support of the ATP, "we help each other develop this destination for everyone's benefit."
"By facilitating connections between the attractive destination Bocas del Toro to important markets such as Brazil and Argentina, we are opening doors to additional opportunities for the tourism sector," said Salomón Shamah, General Administrator of the ATP.
The route will be operated two times a week, departing Thursdays and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and arriving at Colón Island at 11:36 am. The return flight will depart on the same days at 12:10 p.m., arriving at Tocumen Airport at 1:16 p.m. Flights will depart from Tocumen Airport's domestic terminal.