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Panama<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Copa Airlines<\/b>\u00a0launched a nonstop flight four times a week to\u00a0Atlanta<\/b>\u00a0last weekend, competing directly with\u00a0Delta Air Lines Inc.<\/b>\u00a0on the route\u00a0and offering one-stop access to an array of destinations across\u00a0Latin America<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Copa was welcomed with a water-cannon salute at\u00a0Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport<\/b>\u00a0Sunday, Dec. 12, where officials marked the arrival at gate F14 with a press event where they cut a cake topped with a likeness of Copa\u2019s\u00a0Boeing 737-800.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The flight has 16 business-class seats and 138 in the main cabin, taking off from Panama\u2019s\u00a0Tocumen International Airport<\/b>\u00a0in the mornings on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, returning on those same evenings from Atlanta.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The fact that the flight arrived at the international terminal in Atlanta is significant at this moment, given that Copa is the first international carrier to announce new service since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It represents an expansion of options for Atlanta business travelers seeking deeper access into cities beyond the major economic hubs and Latin American capitals Delta often serves directly from Atlanta.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The hometown carrier has served Panama City and cities like\u00a0Bogota, Colombia<\/b>, for years but lacking codeshare partners on the ground has been unable to forward one-stop transfers into the interior cities of many large Latin American economies. Better connectivity in the region is one reason Delta is seeking a 10 percent stake in\u00a0LATAM Airlines<\/b>\u00a0as it comes out of bankruptcy restructuring.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCopa Airlines is excited to have begun flights to and from Atlanta and connect this rich and dynamic city with not only big cities but also the unique, underserved secondary destinations in Latin America,\u201d said\u00a0David DeFossey<\/b>, regional sales manager for North America at Copa Airlines, in a news release.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Copa serves 68 destinations in 29 countries in the Americas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs the world\u2019s busiest and most efficient airport, we are excited that Copa Airlines will add to our travelers\u2019 choice of expanded connectivity from Georgia to Central and South America,\u201d said\u00a0Balram \u201cB\u201d Bheodari,<\/b>\u00a0general manager at Hartsfield-Jackson.\u00a0We look forward to a long and successful partnership with Copa Airlines.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Panama\u2019s\u00a0Copa Airlines\u00a0launched a nonstop flight four times a week to\u00a0Atlanta\u00a0last weekend, competing directly with\u00a0Delta Air Lines Inc.\u00a0on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10,301,7,302,303,304,44],"class_list":["post-32405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-articles-panama-perpsective","tag-bocas-del-toro","tag-panama-offshore-real-estate-panama-offshore-real-estate-panama-real-estate","tag-panama-real-estate","tag-relocate-to-panama-relocate-to-panama-rum-in-panama-rum-in-panama-safety-in-panama-panama-real-estate-bocas-del-toro-safety-in-panama","tag-rent-in-boquete-expat-tourism","tag-toro-safety-in-panama","tag-travel-to-panama"],"yoast_head":"\n