Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., and a member of the Star Alliance global airline network, has announced the launch of its new service from its Hub of the Americas® in Panama City, Panama to the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, starting on June 21, 2024. With this new route, Copa Airlines expands its network to 85 destinations in 32 countries North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.

This new route joins the 15 destinations served by the airline in the United States and will start operations on June 21, with four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, departing at 8:56 a.m. from Panama (local time) and arriving at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) at 2:28 p.m. (local time). The return flight will depart on the same days from Raleigh-Durham at 4:20 p.m., reaching Panama City at 7:46 p.m. (local time).

In addition to the Raleigh-Durham region, Copa Airlines will launch a new route in South America starting June 25, connecting the Hub of the Americas® in Panama to the city of Florianopolis, Brazil, the seventh destination for the airline in this country. Copa Airlines will also add another new route in Mexico starting on June 26, the fifth destination for the airline in the country operating from the newly inaugurated Tulum International Airport. This service will connect the Americas to the enchanting city of Tulum located between Riviera Maya and the Bacalar region of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

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