Mexico’s new airport gets boost from Panama’s Copa Airlines

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s Copa Airways introduced on Friday it’s launching a route from Panama Metropolis to Mexico’s not too long ago inaugurated Felipe Angeles Worldwide Airport, changing into one of many first international airways to land on the new transport hub.

Copa will function three flights per week beginning Sept. 26 within the new Mexican airport.

The Felipe Angeles Airport, certainly one of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s flagship tasks, has confronted criticisms over entry difficulties and restricted routes since opening in March.

The Mexican authorities determined in Could to cap flights at Mexico Metropolis’s most important airport amid air security considerations, positioning the brand new airport as the one method for airways searching for to extend enterprise within the nation.

Mexican airways resembling Aeromexico, Volaris and Viva Aerobus have confirmed they’ll function within the new airport.

Delta Airways can be reportedly set to begin flying into the Felipe Angeles hub later this 12 months, based on the airport’s official Fb account, however different international airways have but to verify their plans to comply with, regardless of authorities hypothesis.

(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Enhancing by Isabel Woodford and Leslie Adler)