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Copa Airlines and Turkish Airlines start codeshare flights, Passengers from various destinations in Latin America and Europe will enjoy fast and efficient connections through the Air Connection Centers located in Panama and Turkey, bridge between East and West.
Panama, Panama City and Istanbul, 28 of April 2017 – Copa Airlines {NYSE:
CPA}, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., y Turkish Airlines, both members of Star
Alliance, the leading global airline network, signed a code agreement
shared flight that will offer passengers more flight options with connections
fast and efficient through the Copa Airlines Americas Hub that, from the
City of Panama, better connects the American Continent, and the Turkish hub
located in the historic city of Istanbul, bridge that connects the East with
West.
Copa Airlines' strategic Americas Hub, will allow passengers to
come from Istanbul connect with 74 destinations in 31 Northern countries, Center, On
America and the Caribbean, including the most important cities of the Continent
Americano. The same way, with this codeshare agreement, traveling with
Turkish Airlines, Latin American passengers will have more entry options to
Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, through its strategically positioned hub
In Estambul, Turkey.
CODESHARE COPA AIRLINES Y TURKISH AIRLINES
According to Pedro Heilbron, Copa Airlines CEO, «this agreement between Copa Airlines and
Turkish Airlines is of great importance as it contributes to strengthening the
connectivity between Latin America with Istanbul and the rest of Europe. The passengers of
Both hemispheres will benefit from world-class services and seamless connections to
through the respective hubs of the partners of this shared code ».
Initially, Turkish Airlines will place its code on Copa flights between Ciudad de
Panama and City of David in Panama; Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, Belo
Horizon and Sao Paulo in Brazil; Santo Domingo and Punta Cana in the Republic
Dominican; Guayaquil and Quito in Ecuador; San Salvador in El Salvador; Assumption in
Paraguay and Lima in Peru. On the other hand, Copa will place its code on operated flights
by Turkish Airlines between Panama and Istanbul.
progressively, once government approvals are granted, Turkish
Airlines will also place its code on Copa flights to Cancun, City of
Mexico and Guadalajara in Mexico; Managua in Nicaragua; San José in Costa Rica and
Montevideo in Uruguay in order to expand the reach of these shared flights in
the region.
«We are delighted to start this codeshare cooperation with Copa
Airlines, which will enhance our alliance as Star Alliance members and also
will offer unique travel opportunities to passengers through flight networks
long-haul flights from both airlines. Especially, with our flights to the City
of Panama operated from our incomparably hub in Istanbul, the
Passengers will be able to enjoy connections to the entire Continent with Copa flights
Airlines from Panama «, Dijo Bilal Ekşi, CEO of Turkish Airlines.
This agreement, that complements and expands both the route network of both airlines
like connectivity between continents, will also increase and promote
bilateral opportunities for tourism and commercial development between the two countries.
Copa Airlines and Turkish Airlines passengers will enjoy multiple benefits
offered by Star Alliance, as well as the exchange between traveler programs
frequent flight of both airlines and the global recognition of Gold and
Silver de Star Alliance, through its route network that includes 1,300 airports in
190 countries.
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