Panama-based Copa Airlines will launch nonstop flights between ORD and Panama Tocumen International Airport beginning in December of 2011. Copa Airlines will operate from International Terminal 5 at O’Hare on a Boeing B737-700 aircraft.
Chicago will be Copa’s first destination in the Midwestern United States and the new route will be the first nonstop service between Chicago and Panama City, Panama. This service is a result of the CDA’s ongoing efforts to attract new domestic and international carriers to the Chicago market.
Today’s announcement coincides with Copa Airlines’ 5th Annual Investor Day held at the New York Stock Exchange. Additional inaugural events will also be coordinated and held on dates closer to the beginning of the service in December 2011. The addition of Copa Airlines’ passenger service is expected to bring approximately $70 million in yearly economic activity to the Chicago region. The service reflects the steadily increasing demand for air travel between the United States and Latin America.
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