Copa Airlines to offer new service from Panama to Belo Horizonte in Brazil

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A. on Monday said it will offer a new service from Panama and connecting cities to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, beginning August 21, 2008.

The new flight will depart Panama on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 6:48 p.m., arriving in Belo Horizonte at 3:29 a.m. the following day. The return flight will depart Belo Horizonte on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 4:28 a.m, arriving in Panama at 9:11 a.m.

Belo Horizonte will be the airline's 42nd destination and its fourth in Brazil. Copa also offers service to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Manaus, Brazil. Copa passengers can travel to the principal cities of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the United States, with immediate connections and no immigration or customs processing, through Copa’s Hub of the Americas in Panama. Copa will operate a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation aircraft on the flight. This comfortable and modern aircraft has seating capacity for 124 passengers – 12 in Business Class (Clase Ejecutiva) and 112 in the main cabin. The aircraft has a spacious interior, with large overhead compartments, reclining seats with headrests and a 12-channel audio-video entertainment system. Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, is a Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service.