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Old Jan 18, 2022 | 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by RockyMntFlyer
No experience flying COPA here. Looking at a return flight MDE-PTY-DEN with a 1-hour layover in PTY. From what I read they have extra screening for US-bound flights at the gate. Is a 1-hour connection enought time for a flight to the US? We would be in J, so I think that allows us to go to the front of the security queue at the gate. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks so much.
We had a 55 minute connection in November GYE-PTY-SFO and made it even stopping for a quick bathroom break. Yes there was extra screening for the US flight and we had to dump our water. PTY is a very easy airport to transit through.
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