I will be flying on flight 409 Jan 11, 24 from SFO —> PTY at 7:19pm which is a 737max9.

I called COPA yesterday asked the rep if my flight was affected. After a few minutes on hold he came back and said it wasn’t affected. I then followed up with him and asked if it was one of the 8 of 29 flights that didn’t need inspection, and he followed quickly and confidently without putting me on hold and saying yes that it was one of the planes that did not need to be inspected. At the time I felt reassured.


I then inspected the seat maps that you all found and have made all the same observations and I have the same concerns as everyone else. It would appear that the plane is a plug panel plane so I am also confused why the same plane is flying.

I noted that the same flight 409 for tonight January 10 is now cancelled when it was not yesterday. So I am wondering if COPA is waiting until the last minute to cancel.

At this time, I have a backup United flight booked to my final destination (Lima) and if COPA cancels then I will take that. Since I booked the United flight today, I have 24 hours to cancel for full refund in the case the COPA flight actually takes off.

Anyone in the CM409 flight that was cancelled today (Jan 10) have any insights?