PTY Stopover
Nov 7, 2019, 7:17 am
#1
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PTY Stopover
I am trying to book Copa flight on my return leg but want to create a 2 day Copa Stopover on my way to EWR
Is a stopover something that the airline reservations creates or do I create within my booking?
Example
BOG - PTY - EWR (copa airlines reservations allows me to stay two days in PTY before proceeding to EWR
or
BOG - PTY (ticket one)
PTY - EWR (ticket two / two days later)
Thanks for any assistance
Is a stopover something that the airline reservations creates or do I create within my booking?
Example
BOG - PTY - EWR (copa airlines reservations allows me to stay two days in PTY before proceeding to EWR
or
BOG - PTY (ticket one)
PTY - EWR (ticket two / two days later)
Thanks for any assistance
Last edited by SkyPimp; Nov 7, 2019 at 7:21 am Reason: forgot question mark (?)
Nov 7, 2019, 7:35 am
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Thanks for the reply ajeleonard
I just want to be sure/clear. I am leaving BOG not to return. I am returning home and just wanted to spend some time in PTY on the way prior to EWR segment. So your
would apply but how do I stay in PTY for 2 days before proceeding to EWR?
I just want to be sure/clear. I am leaving BOG not to return. I am returning home and just wanted to spend some time in PTY on the way prior to EWR segment. So your
BOG-EWR (via PTY)
Nov 7, 2019, 4:37 pm
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In general, all you need to do is book a multi-city itinerary with the two segments BOG-PTY then PTY-EWR on copaair.com. However, note that CM does not fly PTY-EWR, that's United. Frankly, I wouldn't trust CM's advertised "free stopover" as anything real at all. As in, instead of the "same price" they mention, it might actually be cheaper to book the two segments via other means. I'd start with google flights and consider purchasing individual tickets from each airline's website.
Last edited by YadiMolina; Nov 7, 2019 at 4:49 pm
Nov 7, 2019, 7:38 pm
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Thanks for the reply ajeleonard
I just want to be sure/clear. I am leaving BOG not to return. I am returning home and just wanted to spend some time in PTY on the way prior to EWR segment. So your would apply but how do I stay in PTY for 2 days before proceeding to EWR?
I just want to be sure/clear. I am leaving BOG not to return. I am returning home and just wanted to spend some time in PTY on the way prior to EWR segment. So your would apply but how do I stay in PTY for 2 days before proceeding to EWR?
I routinely have flown CM to MGA on a flight that leaves PTY and stops in SJO first, stayed in SJO for a week before resuming the flight to MGA. There was no or no material price difference. So YYZ-PTY (connect) SJO (stop for a week) MGA (stop for another week). Then return MGA-PTY-YYZ without stopping anywhere. Now that's a round trip but on the way down, they did not make any commotion over stopping in another connection city for 7 days.