As of February 29th , 2012, the Bolivian airline Aerosur will start operating a route from Santa Cruz to Panama.
Hugo Diaz, Aerosur’s commercial manager, said that with this frequency, passengers from Panama will be able to connect to Salta in Argentina, and Cuzco, Peru. The airline will start with 3 weekly frequencies.
"Diaz said they chose Panama as a new destination because of its economic development and it has a hub for the Americas operating out of Tocumen airport. Panama is also an excellent destination for Bolivians as it has beautiful beaches in both oceans and is a first class shopping destination", reported Capital.com.pa.
Source: Capital.com.pa
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December 2008
There will be 6 weekly flights, three will be direct and the other three via Montevideo.
Passengers arriving from Paraguay will have connections to more than 30 destinations in the Americas from the TACA hub in Lima. The new route will promote cultural, tourism and cargo exchange in the region.
May 2010
The Civil Aviation Authority approved 17 new international air routes, many to Central America and the Caribbean.
These include Avianca’s requests to fly to Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Montreal, Frankfurt, Toronto, Guatemala, Madrid, and La Habana. Most of these will depart from Bogotá and make a stop in Panama with 2, 3 or 7 weekly frequencies respectively.
September 2010
The offers apply to the new San Salvador - Madrid route and the direct Panama to Madrid operation.
According to a report from Lainformacion.com, the El Salvador - Spain route will begin on 1 October with prices starting at $954. Meanwhile, prices for the Panama to Madrid flight start at $984.
March 2009
The Bolivian government authorized Copa Airlines to operate the route between Panama City and Santa Cruz with a frequency of four flights per week.
The website Americaeconomica.com published, "Copa Airlines, which will have its headquarters in Santa Cruz, will operate the route with Boeing 737-700 aircraft that have a capacity for 124 passengers.
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