Copa Airlines Announces End to Its Participation In LatinPass Frequent Flyer Program.Business Editors & Travel/Transportation Writers PANAMA CITY Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of entry. The city's industries produce paper, clothing, and chemicals. , Panama--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002 Copa Airlines announced today it will no longer participate in the LatinPass frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons program operated by several airlines. Members and other users of the program will not be able to accumulate LatinPass miles on Copa Airlines as of Dec. 9, 2002. However, during a six-month period from Dec. 9, 2002, until June 9, 2003, Copa Airlines will allow LatinPass members to claim any retroactive or previously earned miles that have not been credited. Also, all LatinPass members will be allowed to exchange their LatinPass miles for reward tickets on Copa Airlines flights until Dec. 9, 2003. Copa Airlines continues its strategic alliance with Continental Airlines, including participation in Continental's award-winning frequent flyer program OnePass(R). Members of the program may earn miles on either Copa or Continental flights, as well as the opportunity to redeem miles for tickets, upgrades, and merchandise. For additional information on LatinPass, please contact the LatinPass offices at 1-800-44-LATIN (1-800-445-2846) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. or by e-mail at mail@latinpass.com. With more than 55 years of experience, Copa Airlines (copaair.com) flies to 29 destinations in 19 countries in North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the Caribbean. In September 2001, Copa was named to the "Excelencia 2001" ("Excellence 2001") list in America Economia Magazine for "innovation, creativity and leadership in the field of aviation." In November 2002, PODER PODER People Organized to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights (San Francisco, CA) Magazine and Booz, Allen & Hamilton gave Copa the "Best Regionalization regionalization Managed care The subdivision of a broadly available service–eg, a blood bank, into quasi-autonomous regional centers, capable of making decisions and providing more cost-effective and/or faster service to hospitals and health care facilities, in Latin America" award for its "successful development of its Hub in Panama, which contributes to the continuous development of Latin America." From its base at Tocumen International Airport Tocumen International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen) (IATA: PTY, ICAO: MPTO) is an international airport located 15 miles (24 km) from Panamá City, Panamá. in Panama City, Copa Airlines operates the Hub of the Americas, one of the most efficient and successful hubs in Latin America. In 2002, the airline expects to transport 1.2 million passengers. |
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