Jamaica welcomes increased service from Copa Airlines this summer

Airline to begin daily service from Panama to Montego Bay in July

STARTING JULY 17, 2018, Copa Airlines will commence daily service to the Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay from Panama, the airline’s Hub of the Americas. Currently, the airline operates four weekly flights on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama (PTY) to MBJ.

The increased service has been welcomed by Jamaica’s Director of Tourism, Donovan White, who says that the additional flights fit in with the overall strategy to target more visitors from the Latin American market.

“Our partnership with Copa Airlines continues to strengthen year after year, and we are very excited to have daily flights available between Montego Bay and Panama City,” he noted.

“The new service will open up other options for travellers coming from Latin America and further helps us accomplish our goal of increasing airlift as well as visitor arrivals out of that market,” he added.

The new daily flights will depart Panama at 9:26 a.m., arriving in Montego Bay at 11:24 a.m. Return flights will depart Montego Bay at 12:19 p.m. and arrive in Panama at 2:22 p.m. This service marks Copa’s seventh year flying this route as it was first inaugurated in August 2011 with twice-weekly service.

INCREASED DEMAND

“We are constantly looking for the opportunity to offer greater flight options to our passengers, and, therefore, we evaluate each route, seeing the possibility of increasing its frequency. We have seen the potential with Montego Bay as demand has increased in the past year,” said Pedro Heilbron, chief executive officer of Copa Airlines. “Without a doubt, this will boost economic activity and strengthen commercial and business relations between these two countries and the rest of the continent, thanks to the connectivity we offer from the Hub of the Americas.”

Copa Airlines also offers regular service from Panama City into Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The Kingston service departs PTY at 11:52 a.m. and arrives at KIN at 1:49 p.m. The return flight departs KIN at 3:15 p.m. and arrives at PTY at 5:17 p.m.

Copa Airlines serves 78 cities in 32 countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. For more information on Copa, or to book a flight, visit www.copaair.com. To book your vacation to Jamaica, go to www.visitjamaica.com.