Copa Airlines Adds Brazil’s Belo Horizonte to List of New Destinations

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A., announced that it will offer a new service from Panama and connecting cities to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, beginning August 21, 2008.

“This new flight to Belo Horizonte strengthens our position as the best travel option in Latin America,” said Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Airlines. “We continue to expand our extensive route network and reaffirm our commitment to the development of business and tourism in Latin America and the rest of the American continent.”

The new flight will depart Panama on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 6:48 p.m., arriving in Belo Horizonte at 3:29 a.m. the following day. The return flight will depart Belo Horizonte on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 4:28 a.m., arriving in Panama at 9:11 a.m.

Belo Horizonte will be the airline’s 42nd destination and its fourth in Brazil. Copa also offers service to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Manaus, Brazil. Copa passengers can travel to the principal cities of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the United States.