Copa Airlines Reports 91.18 Percent On-Time Performance for 2nd Quarter 2003; Airline Achieves One of the Industry's Highest Records.Business Editors/Travel 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)--Aug. 27, 2003 Copa Airlines has reported a 91.18 percent on-time performance record for 2nd quarter 2003. Copa has one of the best records of on-time performances in the airline industry worldwide. The airline measures its on-time performance utilizing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) industry standard measure of a maximum 15-minute variation from the scheduled time In rallying, the Scheduled Time of any crew is the time, calculated at the beginning of the event, that they should arrive at any given control. It is different from Due Time in that Due Time is dynamic, ie it can change throughout the event as competitors drop time; whereas of arrival. According to the DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report published Aug. 7, 2003, the U.S. carrier with the highest on-time performance record during the 2nd quarter achieved a 90.6 percent record, putting Copa's on-time performance ahead of all U.S. carriers. "Copa's consistently high rankings in on-time performance are a reflection of our dedicated employees, modern fleet, and efficient operations," said Jorge Garcia, Commercial Vice President, Copa Airlines. "Whether passengers are traveling for business or pleasure, they want to arrive on time." Copa Airlines has a strategic alliance with Continental Airlines, which has produced an interconnection of route systems on flights between the United States and Latin America. Both airlines participate in OnePass, the 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 of Continental Airlines and its affiliates, and share benefits of Presidents Clubs around the world. With more than 55 years of experience, Copa Airlines (copaair.com) flies to 30 destinations in 20 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. In November 2002, PODER PODER People Organized to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights (San Francisco, CA) Magazine, Booz, Allen & Hamilton and Egon Zehnder International Egon Zehnder International is a leading global executive search firm. It was founded in 1964 by Egon Zehnder. History Realizing that the only way to overcome the resistance encountered by executive search in Europe was to adopt an entirely professional approach marked by 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, and in December of that same year, the Central American Tourism Federation gave Copa Airlines the "Turismo Sin Fronteras" (Tourism Without Boundaries) award. In April 2003 Copa received AirFinance Journal's first-ever "Developing Airline of the Year" Award. 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 2003, the airline expects to transport 1.3 million passengers. |
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