Copa Airlines celebrates 2nd anniversary in Guyana

Today will mark the second year since Copa Airlines began serving the people of Guyana.
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Airline offers services to 74 destinations in 31 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
During Copa Airlines’ 68 years of continuous operations, the Hub of the Americas in Panama has become the leading hub on the continent.
In July 2014, the company began providing its travel services in Guyana. Copa operates one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry, consisting of 100 aircraft: 14 Boeing 737-700 Next-Generation; 63 Boeing 737-800 Next-Generation; and 23 Embraer-190, and has an on-time performance of above 91 per cent, one of the best in the industry

During its time in operation so far, Copa has been able to expand its service and strengthen its partnership with a number of individuals and groups in the country. The company revealed that an increase in demand for its services saw the Airline making the addition of two more flights per week last October, bringing the total number of flights per week to four. This move was also in keeping with Copa’s commitment to increase its services to Guyanese.
Regional Sales Director of the Airline Diego Bermudez Parra declared that the Airline has been able to solidify its Guyana route and efficiently serve passengers: “The journey has been an exciting one over the last two years. We have been able to successfully expand our service to reach a wide cross-section of persons travelling to the beautiful country of Guyana and other 73 destinations in 31 countries.”
He added that the Airline has also been working to strengthen social partnerships in Guyana over the past two years by providing support to a number of persons and groups ranging from sports personalities, to those involved in culture and the arts.
According to Copa’s Sales Manager in Guyana, Nadine Oudkerk, the Airline has been extremely proud of its collaborations with its Guyanese clients, and they take pride in providing return air travel to destinations around the world: “We have made it possible for Guyanese sportsmen and women to travel to a number of countries to represent Guyana, while facilitating air travel for others to come to the country for musical and cultural performances. Just recently, the Airline facilitated air travel to Guyana for a Mexican Mariachi Band that staged a performance for the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary.”
She vowed that the travel providers will “continue to strengthen these relationships while building new ones in service to the people of Guyana.”
In 2015, for the third consecutive year, Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia were named the most on-time airlines in Latin America by Flight Stats. The Airline was also the recipient of the awards for “Best Regional Airline in Central America and the Caribbean” from Skytrax and “Leading Airline in Mexico and Central America” at the World Travel Awards.