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Panama - Venezuela flights: Copa Airlines increases services to Valencia

16 December 2022
Panama - Venezuela flights: Copa Airlines increases services to Valencia

On December 11, Copa Airlines increased its operations on the Panama – Tocumen (PTY) and Valencia (VLN) routes, to meet the high season demand. The increase in this service will be available until February 8, 2023.

On December 11, Copa Airlines increased its operations on the Panama – Tocumen (PTY) and Valencia (VLN) routes, to meet the high season demand. The increase in this service will be available until February 8, 2023.

According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, the company will offer 2,204 weekly seats on this route in December, this represents an increase of 37.8% compared to the previous month.

Currently, Copa Airlines is the main international operator at Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) in terms of offered seats per kilometer (ASK). Valencia is the second largest market for the Panamanian airline in Venezuela in seat and flight capacity, only behind Caracas (CCS).

Flight itinerary

The service goes from 5 to 7 flights per week.

 Panama/Tocumen – Valencia Flight CM 251 PTY 11:42 – VLN 14:49 daily flights.

Valencia – Panama/Tocumen Flight CM 250 VLN 16:03 – PTY 17:28 daily flights.

The flights will be operated on Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft with a capacity of between 154 and 160 passengers in two classes (16 Business Class/138-144 Economy) and promotional fares are available from USD 461 roundtrip.

 According to data collected through Tocumen Airport statistics, 70,406 passengers were mobilized in the period from January to October 2022 between Panama City (PTY) and Valencia (VLN). It is the second Venezuelan route with the highest passenger traffic from the Panamanian airport.

Panama is the second most important international market in Venezuela in terms of ASK, Copa Airlines offers travelers convenient connections through its "Hub of the Americas" to more than 65 destinations.

 Schedule of Copa Airlines in Venezuela

(Obtained through Cirium, subject to change.)

 

Caracas (CCS): three daily flights on Boeing 737-800.

Valencia (VLN): daily flights in Boeing 737-800.

Maracaibo (MAR): four times a week on Boeing 737-800.

Barcelona (BLA): three times a week on Boeing 737-700.

Copa Airlines will have an offer of 10,924 weekly seats between Panama - Tocumen (PTY) and Venezuela, this represents a recovery of 87.8% of its capacity in this market compared to pre-pandemic levels. Text source: https://www.aviacionline.com/

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 Panama is a sovereign country of America that is located in the extreme southeast of Central America, which is also its subdivision. Its official name is the Republic of Panama and its capital is Panama City. The republic is made up of 9 provinces and 6 indigenous regions. It limits to the North with the Caribbean Sea, to the South with the Pacific Ocean, to the East with Colombia and to the West with Costa Rica. It has an extension of 77,082 km². Located on the isthmus that joins South America with Central America, its mountainous territory is only interrupted by the Panama Canal. Its population is 3,474,562 inhabitants.

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Political Division: 9 provinces and 6 counties.

Government: Presidential Republic.

Official language: SPANISH.

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Climate: Tropical and the temperature is usually uniform throughout the year. The average temperature is 27 degrees C.

Catolic religion.

Currency: The Balboa and the U.S. dollar. Panama's own coins are equivalent in size and value to those of the United States.

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