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In the 40’s it began with 3 flights to Panama using
Douglas DC-3/C47. In 1966 it already had 3 weekly
flights to San Jose, Costa Rica, which was its first
international destination. In 1969 it incorporated one
AVRO 748 airplane to fly to Kingston in Jamaica,
Managua in Nicaragua and Barranquilla in Colombia.
During the 70’s it incorporated the cities of Medellin,
Cartagena, San Salvador and Guatemala to its
increasing network of routes.
In 1980 it withdrew from the domestic market to focus
on its international reach. That year it incorporated
a Boeing 737-100 airplane. During that decade the
airline expanded its destinations to the cities of Port
au Prince in Haiti, Santo Domingo in the Dominican
Republic, San Juan in Puerto Rico and Miami in the
United States.
In 1992 it began operations as the first flight hub
in Latin America based in Panama, creating the
“Hub of the Americas” at the International Airport
of Tocumen. In the decade of the 90’s destinations
to Caracas in Venezuela; Mexico City, Santiago
de Chile, Cali and Bogota in Colombia; Quito and
Guayaquil in Ecuador, Lima in Peru, Buenos Aires
in Argentina and La Habana in Cuba were added.
In 1998 a strategic alliance with Continental Airlines
was created and in 1999 COPA airlines new image
was launched and they adopted the frequent flyer
program OnePass; at the same time it began the
renewal of its fleet with Boeing 737 Next Generation.
In 2000 the strategy was to focus on regional
expansion. By 2005 it had incorporated the following
destinations: Cancun in Mexico, Sao Paulo in Brazil,
San Andres in Colombia, Tegucigalpa in Honduras
and Orlando, Los Angeles and New York in the
United States.
Through the COPA Holding S.A. the airline entered,
in 2005, in the New York Stock Exchange becoming
the third Latin American Airline to be quoted in
this important market. In 2006, it added more
destinations: Cordoba in Argentina, Guadalajara
in Mexico, Washington D.C. in the United States
and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic also
increasing the frequency of its flightst to seven of its
destinations.
In the last few years it started operations in Port of
Spain in Trinidad and Tobago and Belo Horizonte
in Brazil and announced new destinations to Santa
Cruz in Bolivia, Valencia in Venezuela and Aruba,
making a total of 45 destinations in 24 countries
on the American continent. Thanks to the alliance
with Air France/KLM it has routes to Europe. COPA
Airlines continues adding routes and renewing
its fleet with Boeing 737-700s and 737-800s and
Embraer 190s.
COPA Airlines has distinguished itself for its
successful work and continuous development
recognized by prestigious organizations throughout
its trajectory: Prize for Excellency, On Time Airline,
The Airline of the Year, Best International Airline, the
Best 10 Latin American Employers and one of the
10 most admired companies of the region, among
other awards.
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