Copa Airlines and KLM Establish Broad Code Share Agreement
October 11 2007 - 10:03AM
PR Newswire (US)
Both airlines, members of the SkyTeam Alliance, will link their
European and American hubs through this agreement PANAMA CITY, Oct.
11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines today announced they have signed a broad code share
agreement. Copa Airlines and KLM are alliance partners within the
SkyTeam global alliance and KLM recently announced the start of new
flights between Amsterdam and Panama City's "Hub of the Americas"
as of March 30, 2008. The code share alliance between Copa Airlines
and KLM will enable passengers of both carriers to travel more
easily between Copa's extensive Latin American network and Europe
via two of the world's most convenient hubs: Panama City's "Hub of
the Americas" and Amsterdam's Schiphol. Both OnePass and Flying
Blue frequent flier members will earn valuable miles of their
choice on all Copa Airlines- and KLM-operated flights system- wide,
adding further value to passengers benefiting from this alliance.
Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines, commented: "Passengers
throughout Latin America who are accustomed to the efficiency of
Panama City's 'Hub of the Americas,' now gain an excellent new
option to efficiently connect to Europe and the rest of the world,
thanks to the Copa - KLM alliance." Hans de Roos, SVP Strategy
& Corporate Development for KLM, commented: "We are pleased to
sign a code share agreement with Copa Airlines, our new SkyTeam
partner. This agreement will extend the benefits available to our
customers and strengthen our presence in the Central and South
American region." KLM's new Amsterdam - Panama City flight KL757
will depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and will be landing in Panama City Tocumen
Airport at 5:40 p.m. the same day, having full and seamless
connectivity with the Copa network and the "Hub of the Americas."
Return flight KL758 will depart from Panama's "Hub of the Americas"
on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7:35 p.m., to arrive at
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at 1:10 p.m. the next day. About Copa
Holdings, S.A. Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and
AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American
provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines currently
offers more than 126 daily scheduled flights to 40 destinations in
21 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to
flights to more than 120 other international destinations through
code share agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines.
Aero Republica, the second-largest carrier in Colombia, provides
service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international
connectivity with Copa Airlines' "Hub of the Americas" through
flights from Bogota, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin in Columbia. For
more information, visit http://www.copaair.com/. CPA-G DATASOURCE:
Copa Airlines CONTACT: Patricia Roquebert V., Copa Airlines,
+011-507-304-2672 Web site: http://www.copaair.com/
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