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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 7:54 am
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coolcoil
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Originally Posted by BrazilFlyer333
PTY is a darn good hub to transit considering others Ive seen in L. America. I feel safe even with just a 1.5 hour gap between flights. The airport is small enough that you can walk from gate 1 to 30 in five minutes, and Copa typically organizes arrival/departure gates for various flights near one another.

Pty has some good duty free shops to kill time, but nothing on the level of Europe or N. America. I have seen free wi-fi signs out in the public waiting areas.

I also agree that the 2nd floor food court has a lot of good options, very new, and at least one large sit-down restaurant.
+1

- I fly COPA a lot, and have never had a missed connection. In my experience, their on-time record is fantastic.

- There is free wifi in the airport. It's not the fastest in the world, but it's there.

- I find that the only thing the duty free shops are good for is booze. Almost everything else is expensive and/or shoddy. However, that's not very different from my duty free experience in most of the world.

- The food court is generally pretty good, but stay away from the sushi. It's the worst that I have ever had.
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