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Old Jan 22, 2020 | 11:27 pm
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What information? The schedule is at Copaair.com, connecting in PTY is less horrible than the ganged security process at SAL for US/Canada bound flights, with a separate security check at each gate vs. how it works at SAL. (Assuming it's a SAL and not BOG connection s you did not say the actual route). They are very on time, 2nd best in the world but TBH they pad the flight times, which is fine, because at least you know the times which they often beat. Better than being late and you rely on the quoted schedule.

I imagine in Y both are piteous and in J the service is quite similar, that is on 737 type aircraft with no flat seats. I have flown on Copa 120+ times, in fact I am leaving CA tomorrow through PTY. Other than the decor and one is 737 and one is A320 you'd hardly know which airline you were on, other than it was not AA, UA, DL, etc.

Copa serves a drink, nuts and a hot sandwich on PTY flights of as little as one hour in J, which you won't see on US airlines. It's not great but it's ambitious with maybe 40 minutes at altitude, or less.

PTY lounge is a mess quite often with non Copa flights. May improve with Terminal 2, soon, which is soon in Panama time which means in a while, e.g. not that soon. Too many Priority Pass users though they allegedly limit those when it's really bad.

I choose Copa mainly to avoid the fracas of MIA connections but I have no problem on AA flying south through MIA, with pre-clearance, just refuse to fly north. Avianca, formerly TACA when I flew has terrible schedules, arriving CA late night and departing at crazy early hours.
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