Copa Airlines Returns to Jamaica Nine Months Later

After a nine-month hiatus from the Panama/Jamaica airspace due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Panamanian-owned Copa Airlines soared to the skies on Monday (December 7), at almost full capacity, to regain its slot at Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay.

The re-entry of Copa Airlines into Montego Bay is a realisation of a combined effort between the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and MBJ Airports Limited – the lessee of Sangster International Airport.

The synergy between Copa Airlines and the Jamaican Government will result in an increase in the collection of taxes and fees for the Government, which is well needed at this time.

Ninety-eight passengers and a seven-member crew were greeted by a local welcoming party headed by the JTB's regional director of tourism, Odette Dyer. She was accompanied by chairman of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (Montego Bay Chapter) Nadine Spence, as well as representatives from the airline and the SIA.

Copa Airlines services more than 80 gateways in Latin America she said it aligns well with the strategic objectives of the JTB, adding that it is the JTB's pathway into that particular market.

Source: Jamaica Observer