LONDON – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the government of the Republic of Panama and Copa Airlines (CM) to trial IATA Travel Pass.
IATA’s Travel Pass comes in the form of a mobile app that helps passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information.
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New Travel Pass Partners
Panama is the first government to participate in a trial of IATA Travel Pass which will be essential to re-establishing global connectivity while managing the risks of COVID-19. Copa Airlines (CM) will be the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass. Using IATA Travel Pass, CM passengers will be able to create a ‘digital passport’.
LONDON – Brussels, Charleroi Airport (CRL)–based airline Air Belgium (KF) will expand its operations on its cargo sector with four A330-200F aircraft.
During last summer, airline officials announced thoughts about diversification of operations as well as the opportunities of freight sector. Finally, the Belgian carrier announced the addition of four (4) freighter aircraft to its fleet, the first two will join the fleet from next March.
At the begging, KF will operate four A330-200F from Qatar Airways (QR), which they will be based on Liège Airport (LGG). At the same time KF will remain to provide passenger flight to the French West Indies from its base on Brussels – Charleroi Airport (CRL).
MIAMI – Copa Airlines (CM) announced today that after a nearly ten-month hiatus due to travel restrictions in the region relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the carrier is resuming operations from Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama.
Starting today, Copa will initially operate up to two weekly flights between Tampa and Panama City. From Tampa, flight CM394 will depart at 1:45 PM and arrive in Panama at 5:12 PM (local time). Returning, flight CM393 will depart Panama at 08:00 AM, arriving in Tampa at 11:23 AM (local time).
Copa will operate this flight with a Boeing 737-800 Next-Generation aircraft, which can accommodate 160 passengers, 16 in business class and 144 in the main cabin.