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Old Apr 9, 2019, 11:22 am
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I have connected in PTY (and a few connections in SJO) on Copa maybe 120 times combined north and south and have never seen anyone asked to give up a seat, never heard an announcement from nearby gates (where they have the circular gate setup there are a lot of gates near each other) and never been asked, so maybe just great luck.

I only fly Copa in refundable J so maybe they don't oversell business class, but even then I'd hear the denial announcements for others. Maybe this is new or related to the 737 MAX but I thought they only had a couple delivered so far.

I think there have been standbys not boarded but those are not the same since they are throwing the dice. One thing I have noticed is crazy high prices over the last 6-8 months vs. Avianca on the same routes making Copa not a good option, other than schedule.

As for the 149th ranked tennis player I doubt that was of much importance to Copa if they even knew which I bet they didn't. I can't see how it's relevant.
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