Originally Posted by
Milkman
It's interesting.
We dont know what the world looks like in 2019, but for many reasons I don't see CM as an adequate carrier for Bocas. Both in terms of business focus, target segment and fleet.
Bocas tourist board would be better off strenghtening the ties with Air Panama who run a good operation out of PAC. My gut feeling is that people who go to Bocas do it as part of a, say, 2 weeks roundtrip in Panama, or simply come in by bus crossing the border from Costa Rica with stop/transit in David. I have no statistical material to back this up, but is merely based on what I see and hear here in Panama.
It would make no sense for people in Panama City to take a hike out to PTY when they can leave from PAC, and I think CM would have a hard time filling even a E90.
Even I as a PP member of ConnectMiles use AirPanama from PAC on the few occasions that I have to go to DAV.
Bocas del Toro is just not a big destination brand in Latin America.
But again, let's see what the world looks like in 2019. The big developments upthere need to be vacated somehow
In terms of local Panama City residents I 100% agree. I also agree that Bocas should not become the next Cancun. However I do think that if available with a stop thru PTY that it would become a much more trafficked and popular destination to go to. The potential 3 hour transfer from Toucmen to Albrook I'm sure deters a big group of people.
Also knowing how things go in Panama it won't be done in 3 years.