Copa Airlines Outlines 2012 Expansion Plan

Copa Airlines has outlined its planned expansion for Northern Summer 2012 season, which are now available for reservation in the GDS and on the airline's website.

The airline is adding five new destinations (four of them has been announced previously) in summer, while a number of routes sees frequency increase.

Details:

• Panama City – Asuncion eff 10JUN12 Increases from 4 weekly to Daily
• Panama City – Brasilia eff 18JUN12 Increases from 4 weekly to Daily
• Panama City – Cancun eff 10JUN12 Increases from 3 to 4 Daily
• Panama City – Cartagena eff 22JUN12 Increases from 11 to 18 weekly
• Panama City – Iquitos eff 14JUL12 NEW 2 weekly service
• Panama City – Kingston eff 20JUN12 Increases from 2 to 4 weekly, Embraer E190 replaces 737-700
• Panama City – Las Vegaseff 27JUN12 Planned NEW service to operate 5 times a week, instead of previously planned 4
• Panama City – Lima eff 01JUL12 Increases from 4 to 5 Daily
• Panama City – Manaus eff 21JUN12 Increases from 4 weekly to Daily
• Panama City – Medellin eff 22JUN12 Increases from 4 to 5 Daily
• Panama City – Miami 23JUN12 – 28AUG12 Increases from 28 to 33 weekly
• Panama City – New York JFK eff 22JUN12 Boeing 737-800 operates 2 daily, replacing 1 daily each of -700/-800
• Panama City – Pereira 29MAY12 – 16JUN12 Increases from 5 to 6 weekly, Daily from 17JUN12
• Panama City – San Andres Island 22JUN12 – 29AUG12 Increases from 5 to 6 weekly
• Panama City – San Juan eff 22JUN12 Increases from 2 to 3 Daily
• Panama City – Santiago de Chile 22JUN12 – 23AUG12 Increases from 3 to 4 Daily

On other routes, the airline is increasing capacity by using larger capacity aircraft.

Other Northern Summer 2012 changes that has been announced/reported:

• eff 01JUN12 Panama City – Guayaquil Increases from 2 to 3 Daily
• eff 01JUN12 Panama City – Quito Increases from 2 to 3 Daily
• eff 10JUN12 Panama City – Curacao NEW 4 weekly service with Embraer E190
• eff 23JUN12 Panama City – Recife NEW 4 weekly service with 737-700
• eff 24JUN12 Panama City – Liberia NEW 2 weekly service with Embraer E190