All Aboard the “Rio Red-Eye†- Copa Airlines announces flights to Rio de Janeiro from Panama
Posted by admin | Under Panama FlightsCopa Airlines have announced the beginning of direct flights to the city of Rio de Janeiro, starting November 15. “With the addition of flights to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Copa Airlines continues to strengthen its position in the region and the success of our Hub of the Americas, the main hub in Latin America for both business and leisure travelers,” said Jorge Garcia Icaza, Commercial Vice President of Copa Airlines. “This new flight provides more direct connections between this major Brazilian city and North America, Central America and the Caribbean,” he added. Copa will operate Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft on the new route. The flight, to be operated five times a week, will depart from Panama City at 19:11 and arrive in Rio de Janeiro at 04:02 the following morning. Copa Airlines offers services to other destinations in Brazil, including a twice-daily service to Sao Paulo and since July 2006, a daily direct flight to Manaus. In addition to the new Brazilian destinations of Manaus and Rio, Copa began flights to four other cities in Latin America between July and August of this year: Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic; Maracaibo, Venezuela; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; and Montevideo, Uruguay.
SOURCE: Don Winner @ Panama-guide.com
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