Copa Airlines Begins Service to Cordoba, Argentina

PANAMA CITY, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings SA (NYSE: CPA), today begins four-times-weekly flights from Panama to Cordoba, Argentina. Passengers from the Argentinean city will be able to make connections at the Hub of the Americas in Panama to the major cities in Latin America.

The flight leaves Panama on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:50 p.m., arriving in Cordoba, Argentina, at 3:30 a.m. The return flight leaves Cordoba at 4:31 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving in Panama at 9:11 a.m.

Copa Airlines will operate a Boeing 737-700 aircraft on the Panama- Cordoba-Panama route. This modern, comfortable aircraft is configured with 12 seats in Business Class and 112 seats in coach.

Cordoba is Copa Airlines' second destination in Argentina. The airline currently offers two daily flights to Buenos Aires.

About Copa Holdings

Copa Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines currently offers approximately 116 daily scheduled flights to 40 destinations in 21 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. In addition, Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120 other international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental Airlines and other airlines. From the U.S., Copa offers nonstop service to Panama three times daily from Miami; daily from New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.; and 10 times a week from Orlando. AeroRepublica, the second-largest carrier in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international connectivity with Copa Airlines' Hub of the Americas through daily flights from Bogota, Cali and Medellin. For more information, visit www.copaair.com.

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