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Unholy alliance of Tocumen and Odebrecht just keeps chugging along. Horrible!!

by James “JB” Bryson- IMHO   A fifth addendum signed Tocumen, SA and the Brazilian company Odebrecht to complete the construction of the new passenger terminal. Tocumen will give 120 days to Odebrecht to finish work The modification will be for 120 days and does not include an increase in …

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How cool is this? UBER offering submarine rides off Barrier Reef in Australia.

View video from La Prensa: https://www.prensa.com/videos/videos_del_dia/Uber-submarino-Gran-Barrera-Coral_2_5310988851.html

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TRAVEL ADVISORY: Air quality in Mexico City deemed extraordinarily dangerous.

Authorities of Mexico City and its metropolitan area declared an extraordinary environmental risk on Tuesday due to high levels of pollution , which implies the restriction to vehicular traffic and the reprogramming of a semifinal game of the Mexican soccer tournament. The measures come amid complicated weather conditions and numerous …

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US Travel Update: Air Service to Venezuela is suspended

The US Department of Transportation ordered this Wednesday, May 15, the suspension of air service between Venezuela and the United States. This order affects the cargo and passenger services that were offered between both nations. It also includes public and private mail services. https://www.prensa.com/economia/Unidos-suspende-servicio-aereo-Venezuela_0_5304969470.html    

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BE ADVISED: American Airlines suspending travel to Venezuela

American Airlines will suspend its flights to Venezuela indefinitely due to the political crisis and turmoil that continues to afflict the South American country, the airline announced on Thursday. Mexico has not considered giving asylum to Nicolás Maduro American Airlines will try to resume service when conditions are right, but …

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Tocumen joins the rest of First World airports with the addition of self service kiosks.

The Tocumen International Airport, the main airport in Panama, has launched a convenient passenger registration service through modern self-service kiosks integrated with airlines, which will offer a simplified technological solution to the complete registration of passengers, through of safe and fluid management for national and international trips. It consists of …

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Final cost of New Tocumen terminal will skirt $1 Billion

The expansion project of the Tocumen International Airport will cost the National Government $ 917 million in total; that is, $ 137 million more than its original price, confirmed yesterday the general manager of Tocumen International Airport, SA (AITSA), Óscar Ramírez, during the presentation of the management report for the period …

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Flight from Chile marks first use of Tocumen Terminal 2 – prior to WYD influx

At approximately 4:44 p.m. arrived at Terminal 2 of Tocumen International Airport, the first commercial flight from Chile. The first commercial flight belongs to the Panamanian airline Copa Airlines. This Tuesday, January 21, Terminal 2 opened partially by enabling the five boarding doors to receive flights. It is expected that by …

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With expanded Terminals, TOCUMEN now recognized as most ON TIME regional airport in the world

The Tocumen International Airport with an index of 91.11% was awarded the On Time Performance Airport 5 star award, as the most punctual medium-sized airport in the world, according to the British aeronautical analysis consultant, Official Airline Guide (OAG), after evaluating the performance of global punctuality during the year 2018. …

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Tocumen begins preparedness for massive influx for WYD.

The maneuverability of the Tocumen International Airport will be put to the test to receive a large part of the participants in the World Youth Day (WYD), which will run from January 22 to 27. Currently, in the hours of greatest demand (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm) the operation of …

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Lufthansa (largest German carrier), and other airlines to increase traffic to Tocumen

The inventory of air frequencies is expanded. Several airlines have announced new frequencies from Panama in order to expand their service in the region and meet the demand of their customers. As of November 3 of this year, the German airline Lufthansa will add an additional frequency to its route Panama …

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Tocumen receiving bids to expand

The International Airport of Tocumen, SA -which operates the terminal under the model of a private company- informed on Wednesday May 9 that it received five technical and economic proposals for the first phase of construction of the free zone that will be developed adjacent to the terminal of cargo. …

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APA reports a number of airports in the country have “defiencies”

The deterioration of the airstrips and air terminals in the country has caused that even gangs of the  Ministry of Public Works (MOP) have to make repairs. A few days ago, a crew of the Canabo Regional Directorate of the MOP completed the rehabilitation works of several internal sections of …

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Copa Airlines restarting flights to Venezuela next week

Next week will be the official restart of Copa Airlines flights  to Venezuela , announced the CEO and CEO of the airline, Pedro Heilbron , on leaving the CADE 2018 forum . “We hope to renew flights as soon as possible to Venezuela, but that can not be done overnight, …

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Flights from Venezuela to Panama suspended

From 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Panama and Venezuela stopped having air-commercial relations when the 90-day suspension ordered by the Cabinet Council came into force. Last March, Panama included President  Nicolás Maduro and other top political leaders of Venezuela on a list of “high risk” personalities to commit money laundering. It …

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Air Europa to open a route to Panama

Air Europa will return to China, the country it flew between 2005 and 2006, but had to stop operating due to lack of profitability Air Europa, Globalia’s air division, continues with its expansion and plans to fly to China in two years, in addition to opening “imminently” a route to …

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COPA to refund Venezuela bound passengers

Yesterday Venezuela ordered the suspension of the economic, commercial and financial relationship with subjects of the Republic of Panama Copa Airlines said in a statement that the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ordered, by resolution published in Official Gazette No. 6369, dated April 5, 2018, the suspension of …

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Emergency landing needed for BOCAS flight.

The Panama Fire Department reported that a plane from Bocas del Toro and the national airline Air Panama landed at the Rubén Cantú airport, in the city of Santiago, Veraguas. According to the firefighters, the pilot of the plane declared an emergency because the aircraft had a problem in one …

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COPA flights suspended into Venezuela

he decision of  Venezuela to suspend the Copa Airlines flights caused the postponement of the match between Estudiantes de Mérida and the Chilean Deportes Temuco for the Copa Sudamericana and left stranded in Panama the workforce of the Venezuelan Monagas SC. + info Varela: Suspension of Copa Airlines flights affects …

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Cost of Air Tickets Curbs Tourism in Panama

Panama, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian hoteliers are now trying to counteract the impact of the high costs of air tickets, which in the airlines” criterion respond to the increase in airport taxes and the fuels” price. According to the CEO of Copa Airlines, Pedro Heilbron, the arrival of more …