Air Canada resumes direct flights with expanded Tocumen.

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Prepare for the “snowbirds” on a more frequent occasion. 

After two years due to the covid-19 pandemic, on November 4, the Canadian airline Air Canada will resume its direct flights between Canada and Panama, specifically Tocumen International Airport, S.A. (Aitsa), the airport reported on Wednesday.

In its press release, Aitsa said that the airline will offer two weekly flights (Friday and Sunday) on its Toronto/Panama itinerary; while from December 18 it will expand the frequencies on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Raffoul Arab, general manager of Aitsa, said “that the benefits of Air Canada’s return to Panama will be significant not only from the point of view of connectivity, but that this important decision constitutes an additional means to promote the tourism, commercial, investment and cultural exchange sectors between both countries.”

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