~35 minutes too much connection time ;)

Ask on the MDE flight what your gate for DEN flight is. It’s near imposible to miss the DEN flight if you are waiting in the line to be screened at the gate security checkpoint (I have never seen them leave with people still in this line, as it’s on them to process everyone). Obv if your flight from MDE is quite delayed, then that’s a different story

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.

I'm travelling BOG-PTY-GUA tomorrow with c. 50min before boarding of my flight to GUA starts. Will this be enough time to maybe also stop by the lounge for some time?

Yes

Not sure if it belongs here but my question is small and i dont want to create new thread

Booked Copa Airline flight using UA miles, from South America to US
Does it come with one free checked bag?

I think it does, but wanted to confirm
it is Economy (X) for Copa legs and Economy (XN) for United leg

Thank you

depends on the award ticket

1x 23kg if it is saver
2x 23kg if it is standard

if you (or the travelling party) is *G, then you get 3x 23kg no matter what fare type the award ticket is

Hi I have a similar layover question but with a twist since although the two flights are COPA, they are on different tickets. For whatever reason, the full itinerary isn't able to be booked with points (even economy all the way through), but is able to be booked with cash. Will this be doable?

EZE-PTY 10:39 am, arrive PTY 4:08 pm in economy
Separate ticket - PTY-SFO departing 6:27 pm in J

We will have carry-on only, no checked baggage. Will we be able to check in all the way through when we check in at EZE? I assume we should be able to get boarding passes for the second flight at that time. Will we need to go through customs/immigration on arrival to PTY if we are transiting internationally on a separate ticket? Thanks in advance!

Check in online and no need to even talk to anyone at EZE. If for some reason both online check-in AND EZE are unhelpful for your 2nd leg, there are CS stands around PTY where they will be able to print your next BP. No need to go through any customs/immigration unless you want to

You shouldn’t have any issues. Copa is good about letting you get your BP through online check in but as the other reply said you can just go to the transit desk as you won’t go through immigration/security on connection. You will just have a xray machine to put your things through at your gate as is custom for all flights going to the USA

Yes can check all the way through, no won't need to go through customs/immigration. Copa is excellent with the PTY transition. If your EZE-PTY flight is on time, or even delayed up to an hour, you'll probably still have time to enjoy the lounge. Unless you are hungry... the CM lounge has terrible food... but the T2 lounge space is lovely.

Hi Everyone,

Flying next month through PTY with a 1:22 connection. In the past, I've had shorter connections leading to going from the arrival gate straight to the departure gate, or long enough to stay for a few hours in the lounge. With this connection time, will I have enough time to stop at the lounge? My departure flight is to the US, what's the gate cutoff time considering the additional security layer?

You imply that you have made connections at PTY previously, so you know the place is huge. A lot will depend on the location of arrival and departure gates as well as lounge location and if flights operate on time. While I recently made a connection to the US at the end of Aug, I didn't really pay attention to any cut-off time. If you do stop at the lounge, I would suggest not lingering there too long.

Thanks for the feedback. I have made several connections but either too long or too short. I'll probably just take care of several calls in the gate area instead of stopping by the lounge, unless my flight arrives early, which has always been my experience.
I don't think the place is huge, my usual connections are at places like ATL, CDG, AMS so PTY is relatively small and manageable.

Update: Flight arrived on time at the high 100 gates (143 I believe), so it was a short walk to T2 as my flight departed from 201. Went to the T2 Lounge (disappointing food, but allowed me to take care of my call), and headed back to the gate about 10 minutes past the boarding time. Arrived in the middle of the boarding process, the PreferAccess line allowed me to go through the security check immediately and board right away. I could have stayed 20 minutes more or so in the lounge but preferred to not take the risk.