Turkish Airlines has signed a code share agreement with Copa Airlines of Panama, which will offer passengers seamless connections through Copa’s Hub of the Americas, in Panama City, and Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul hub.
The Copa Airlines hub in Panama City will allow passengers coming from Istanbul fast and efficient connections to 74 destinations in America and the Caribbean, including the most important cities of the region. Also with this codeshare agreement, Latin American passengers traveling with Turkish Airlines through Istanbul will have more entry options to Europe as well as Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines said; “This agreement between Copa Airlines and Turkish Airlines has great importance since it contributes to strengthen the connectivity between Latin America with Istanbul and the rest of Europe. Passengers from both hemispheres will benefit from world-class services and seamless connections through the hubs of the codeshare partners.”
Initially, Turkish will place its code on Copa flights between Panama City and David in Panama; Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo in Brazil; Santo Domingo and Punta Cana in Dominican Republic; Guayaquil and Quito in Ecuador; San Salvador in El Salvador; Asuncion in Paraguay; Lima in Peru. On the other hand, Copa will place its code on Turkish operated flights between Panama and Istanbul. Progressively, as government approvals are granted, Turkish will also place its code on Copa flights to Cancun, Mexico City, and Guadalajara in Mexico; Managua in Nicaragua; San Jose in Costa Rica and Montevideo in Uruguay in order to expand the range of these codeshare flights into the region.
Bilal Ekşi, Turkish Airlines Deputy Chairman & CEO added: “We are delighted to begin codeshare cooperation with Copa Airlines, which will improve our partnership as Star Alliance partners and also provide unique travel opportunities to the passengers through the far-reaching flight networks of both airlines. Especially, with our flights to Panama City operated from Istanbul, passengers would enjoy to travel all around the continent with Copa Airlines’ flights from Panama City.”
