Flights from N.O. to Panama offer infinite cultural, financial possibilities

Copa Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance global long term cash loans bad credit airline network, recently announced it will begin nonstop service four times a week between New Orleans, La., and Panama, Republic of Panama, on June 24, 2015. New Orleans will be Copa Airlines’ 11th U.S. destination and its 71st overall.

The New Orleans region has been one of the largest U.S. markets without nonstop service to Latin America with over 400 passengers daily traveling to the region. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is the largest commercial airport within 300 miles and captures over 80 percent of Louisiana’s enplanements.

“Copa Airlines is pleased to launch the new nonstop service between Panama and New Orleans, an exciting tourist and cultural destination cash advance vanilla visa with strong commercial ties to Panama and a growing Hispanic and Latin American population,” said Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Airlines. “Copa’s new flight will not only greatly enhance business and leisure travel options between Louisiana and Panama, but also will increase connectivity to more than 55 destinations throughout Latin America.”

“With this new international flight, we open the gateway to the Americas and unleash new economic opportunity for the region’s businesses and tourism industry,” said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Copa Airlines to our great City.”

“During development of ProsperityNOLA, business leaders from every industry told us time and again that payday loans scranton pa more international flights were an imperative to attracting international investment,” said Melissa Ehlinger, Interim President & CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance. “We commend the Aviation Board, Mayor Landrieu, our tourism partners and GNO Inc. for their tireless efforts to make doing business in New Orleans easier and our economy more successful.”

Copa will operate a Boeing 737-700 Next-Generation aircraft on the flight, with seating for 12 passengers in Business Class and 112 in the main cabin. On-board service includes complimentary meals and beverages, including wines and spirits; a 12-channel audio-visual entertainment system in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with new movies monthly and complimentary headsets. Flight attendants are bilingual.

“In addition small loans for bills to its wealth of cultural attractions, history, world-renowned cuisine and its Mardi Gras celebration, the New Orleans area is home to a number of academic institutions with sizable Latin American student populations,” said Heilbron. “We expect Latin Americans to wholeheartedly embrace all that New Orleans has to offer and believe that our new flight will make a substantial contribution to tourism and economic development in general between Louisiana, Panama and the rest of the Latin American region.”

Established in 1947, Copa Airlines transported more than 11.6 million passengers in 2014.

This article originally published in the February 16, 2015 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper.