today
announced they have
signed a code share agreement. From March 30th,
2008, KLM passengers on
flights between Amsterdam and Panama will be able to book under KLM
flight
numbers
for connecting services operated by Copa Airlines. Copa Airlines
passengers can connect at
under a Copa flight number.
Pedro
Heilbron, CEO for Copa
Airlines and Hans de Roos SVP Strategy &
Corporate Development for KLM, have signed this agreement
for flights
between the two convenient hubs of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and
held at the Sheraton Hotel in
all flights system wide.
Pedro
Heilbron commented:
“This agreement is an important milestone for Copa Airlines,
bringing the
Amsterdam Schiphol hub and
our hub De Las Americas in
available to our customers and strengthen our presence in the
Central and South American region”.
The
new service between
Flight
KL757 will depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Wednesday, Friday
and
Sunday at 13:30 hours and will be landing
in Panama City Tocumen Airport at
17:40 hours the same day having multiple connection flights with the
Copa
network at
Panama City Tocumen Airport to many destinations in Central and
South America.
Return
flight KL758 will
depart from
to arrive on Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at