Air Panama intends to open a new route, flying from Panama to Cayman Islands. If approved, the airline may start with a twice-weekly service since February, the CayCompass.com website reported.
“All that is required is an application to the authorities,” said Raul Morales, commercial manager of Air Panama. “[We will be] linking business to Panama and bringing business people, tourist and cargo to Grand Cayman. We applied for the route to the government of Panama and will ask the same from the Cayman Islands Civil Aviation Authority.”
Cherish Sanchez, of the Civil Aviation Authority, told the Compass that so far they have not granted any permission nor have received an application from the company.
Source: compasscayman.com
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Copa Airlines passengers will have the option to connect to the island as a new destination from June.
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March 2012
Cayman Airways will fly twice a week from the Cayman Islands to Panama from May 31st.
Following a trade mission from the island, Prime Minister McKeeva Bush said they had been talking about this connecting flight for 4 years and it was time to make it happen.
When announcing the 31st of May as the starting date for flights, Bush said, "I said it was coming soon," according to Caycomapss.com.
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March 2012
The cessation of Aeroperlas’ operations could spell an opportunity for other airlines to fill the gap left in an already consolidated market.
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