PANAMA – Copa Airlines is offering discounts of up to 50 percent on its regular ticket prices from New Orleans to Latin American destinations during Super-Sale Weekend, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015.
The discounted tickets may be purchased in person at the Copa Airlines counter at Louis Armstrong International Airport. The airport is offering free parking during the sale, with parking validation at the customer service desk pre-security at Concourse C.
“Copa is providing this great opportunity to visit Latin America at reduced fares in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month,” said Fernando Fondevila, Regional Commercial Manager for North America, Copa Airlines. “We offer nonstop flights four times weekly from New Orleans to Panama, with the fastest, most convenient connections to more than 55 destinations in Latin America. There’s no better time than this weekend to book your trip to Latin America to visit family and friends or discover new destinations.”
Travel must take place between Oct. 17, 2015 and March 15, 2016. Some restrictions apply. Fares include fuel charges and taxes. Fares are round-trip in economy, are not refundable, and change fees apply. Sale fares are limited according to availability and may not be available in all dates or flights requested. Blackout dates may apply.
Copa flight CM 499 departs New Orleans on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:01 a.m., arriving at Panama City at 10:42 a.m. The return flight, CM 498, departs Panama Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 6:33 p.m., arriving in New Orleans at 10:31 p.m.
Copa operates a Boeing 737-700 Next-Generation aircraft on the approximately 3 ½-hour flight, with seating for 12 passengers in Business Class and 112 in the main cabin. On-board service includes complimentary meals and beverages, including wines and spirits; a 12-channel audio-visual entertainment system in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with new movies monthly and complimentary headsets. Flight attendants are bilingual. Connecting passengers do not have to go through immigration and customs in Panama and baggage is checked to the final destination.
Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia, subsidiaries of Copa Holdings, are leading Latin American providers of passengers and cargo services. The airlines offer service to 73 destinations in 31 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. During Copa Airlines’ more than 65 years of uninterrupted operations, it has transformed the Hub of the Americas in Panama into the leading hub on the continent.
Copa operates one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 98 aircraft, 72 Boeing Next-Generation 737s and 26 Embraer-190s, and has an on-time performance of 91 percent, one of the best in the industry. In the first half of 2015, FlightStats recognized Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia as the most on-time airlines In Latin America, and Skytrax named Copa “Best Regional Airline in Central America and the Caribbean.”
Copa is a member of Star Alliance, established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, and which currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,350 destinations in 192 countries.