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Copa Airlines Begins Nonstop New York-Panama Service From JFK.


PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Copa Airlines tomorrow will begin daily nonstop service from its "Hub of the Americas" in Panama City to New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 City's John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation).
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 Airport.

The flight schedule is:
From                     To                 Departs     Arrives
------------------------ -----------------  ----------- -------------
NEW YORK                 PANAMA CITY        6:00 a.m.   10:03 a.m.
(CM 803)
PANAMA CITY              NEW YORK           7:30 p.m.   1:43 a.m.
(CM 804)


Copa Airlines now offers nonstop service to Panama City from four U.S. cities: daily from New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, twice daily from Miami, daily from Los Angeles, and four times a week from Orlando.

Copa, which has one of the youngest fleets in the Americas, will operate a Boeing 737 "Next Generation" aircraft on its daily nonstop service between New York and Panama. The aircraft has spacious interiors with large overhead compartments, seats with adjustable headrests, and a 12-channel audio and video entertainment system, and is equipped with Vertical Situation Display An electronically generated display on which information on aircraft attitude and heading, flight director commands, weapon aiming and terrain following can be presented, choice of presentation being under the control of the pilot.  (VSD VSD
abbr.
ventricular septal defect



VSD

ventricular septal defect.

VSD Ventricular septal defect, see there; also virtually safe dose
), a sophisticated flight deck instrument, as well as "winglets," an advanced wing design that allow the aircraft to operate more efficiently.

Copa Airlines and Continental Airlines share a strategic alliance partnership that includes joint participation in Continental's award-winning 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, OnePass(R). Members of the program may earn miles on either Copa or Continental flights, as well as enjoy the opportunity to redeem miles for tickets, upgrades, and merchandise.

Copa Airlines (www.copaair.com) began service in 1947. Today the airline flies to 31 destinations in 20 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean from its Hub of the Americas 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, Panama, one of the most efficient and successful hubs in Latin America. In addition, Copa offers flights to 120 other international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental and Mexicana airlines. Copa has one of the best on-time performance records in the industry. In 1st quarter 2004, the airline reported an on-time arrival record of 95.6 percent.

In April 2004, Copa was named Best Airline in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean by SkyTrax, an English market-survey company that conducts the World Airline Survey, the largest airline passenger survey in existence.
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