Flights to Bocas del Toro to Increase

From June 2012, Isla Colon, in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama, will be part of the tourist destinations to which passengers can reach using the Panamanian airline Copa Airlines. The company has reached an agreement with the domestic airline Air Panama, which is responsible for transferring passengers from Tocumen International Airport to Isla Colon.

The domestic terminal has been functional since mid-2011, and $600,000 has been invested in the work, said Juan Carlos Pino, manager of Tocumen SA. The structure, formerly used as a warehouse, has the capacity to handle 200 people at the same time.

Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority show that annually an average of 66,496 people use the airport in Isla Colon, of which 70% are tourists.

Source: Prensa.com

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