{"id":17202,"date":"2025-06-26T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17202\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:30:14","slug":"direct-flights-begin-from-san-diego-to-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17202\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct flights begin from San Diego to Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"San<\/a>San Diego International Airport. (Photo by Chris Stone)<\/p>\n

San Diegans can now travel direct to Panama, thanks to a new airline route that opened this week from San Diego International Airport<\/a> to Panama City through Copa Airlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe launch of our San Diego route marks a significant milestone in solidifying our connectivity on the West Coast of the United States,\u201d said Pedro Heilbron, chief executive officer of Copa Airlines, before the inaugural flight Wednesday night. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis new destination not only broadens the geographic reach of our operations, but also reinforces our role as a bridge between Latin America and strategic regions across the continent through the Hub of the Americas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to meeting growing demand for business, academic and leisure travel to Southern California, this route also opens new opportunities for travelers to discover the wonders of our country through the Panama Stopover program.\u201d<\/p>\n

The flight will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing from Tocumen International Airport<\/a> at 1:16 p.m. and arriving at San Diego International Airport at 5:54 p.m. (both local times). <\/p>\n

The return flight will run the same days, leaving San Diego at 9:06 p.m. and arriving in Panama at 5:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Copa Airlines to San Diego International Airport and celebrate this exciting new nonstop service to Panama City,\u201d said Kimberly Becker, president and CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority<\/a>. \u201cThis new route will open the gateway for Southern Californians to nearly 50 destinations in Latin America and beyond through connecting flights in Panama City.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis route will boost opportunities for business and leisure travel to Central and South America like never before. We look forward to a successful partnership with Copa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Copa Airlines operates an average of more than 375 daily flights, connecting more than 80 destinations in 32 countries across North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe launch of a direct flight between San Diego and Panama City is a major win for our region, making travel to Central and South America far more convenient,\u201d said Mayor Todd Gloria. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs sister cities, we share a rich history and cultural connection \u2014 from our enduring friendship to the very naming of Balboa Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new flight expands opportunities for tourism, trade and cultural exchange \u2014 and is further proof that international partnerships bring real benefits to San Diego\u2019s economy and our global future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Diego International Airport. (Photo by Chris Stone) San Diegans can now travel direct to Panama, thanks to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,16731,16732,1608,1609,3549,16733,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-17202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-copa-airlines","12":"tag-international-flights","13":"tag-panama","14":"tag-panama-city","15":"tag-san-diego","16":"tag-san-diego-international-airport","17":"tag-sandiego","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114751565072986825","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}