Flyers primarily based in Austin may have a brand new choice for touring to Latin America this summer time.
Copa Airlines plans to launch nonstop flights between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Panama Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, giving the Star Alliance provider its fifteenth U.S. route.
With a brand new route from Austin, passengers can hook up with 55 Latin American cities by means of Copa’s “Hub of the Americas” at PTY.
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Copa, primarily based in Panama City, already operates flights from cities akin to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. More not too long ago, the airline introduced it might start nonstop flight service from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to Panama City on June 28.
Since Copa is a member of the Star Alliance, passengers can earn and use miles with any of the 26 companion airways, akin to United Airlines, Lufthansa or Air Canada. Plus, flyers with Star Alliance Gold standing can obtain advantages like precedence boarding and airport lounge entry.
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The flag provider of Panama will function 4 weekly flights from Austin on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Flights will depart from Panama at 9:18 a.m. and arrive in Austin at 2:04 p.m. Returning flights will take off from Austin at 3:34 p.m. and land in Panama at 8:16 p.m.
The new service additionally continues a increase for Austin’s airport, which has emerged as one of many nation’s hottest aviation markets in recent times. Carriers like Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Allegiant Air and Southwest Airlines have all aggressively grown schedules there. Several abroad airways — akin to KLM and Virgin Atlantic — have additionally added high-profile new routes there.
“This exciting announcement has been years in the making,” Jacqueline Yaft, the CEO of AUS, stated in a press release. “This route will provide economic and tourism benefits for generations to come.”
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