Panama City, Panama, – Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. {NYSE: CPA} today began nonstop service four times a week between Toronto, Canada, and Panama City, Panama. Copa is the first airline to operate regularly scheduled nonstop flights between Panama and Toronto, the airline’s first Canadian destination.
“Copa Airlines’ new nonstop flight not only connects two major financial and tourism centers across the continent, opening up the potential for investments, import/export opportunities and increased tourism, it also provides Canadians with ready access to business and leisure destinations throughout Latin America,” said Victor Vial, CFO, Copa Airlines.
The flight departs Toronto at 9:40 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, arriving at Copa’s Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama at 2:12 p.m. The return flight departs Panama at 5:35 p.m. on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, arriving in Toronto at 11:59 p.m. Copa will operate the flight with a Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, with seating for 12 passengers in business class and 112 in the main cabin.
