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• Copa Airlines
  www.copaair.com
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  Copa Airlines

   

  Copa Airlines is the national carrier of Panama with headquarters based in Panama City. The airline was formed by a group of Panamanian investors and the airline Pan American in 1947 and began to operate soon after. Copa Airlines ( Compania Panamena de Aviacion ) grew over the following decades,increasing the aircraft fleet and destination routes and becoming the main carrier in Panama. In 1998, the US airline Continental Airlines held a large shareholding in Copa Airlines,providing operating and marketing advice to improve the airline.The airline has made continued progress since then and at the 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Copa Airlines was chosen runner up Best Central American and Caribbean Airline.

  Copa Airlines is considered a 3 star airline with a modern aircraft fleet of 80 planes and travelling to 64 destinations. The safety record of the airline is good with no recent incidents or accidents recorded. The cabin service and conditions are a good standard and also good passenger approval. Inflight entertainment is a good standard with video options available and also numerous music channels to choose from. Catering is complimentary on flights. There are two categories of ticket available on flights - Business and Economy Class. The airline's website is user friendly and easy to make a flight booking.

  Copa Airlines is one of the leading airlines in Central America and provides travellers with air travel options to South America and worth comparing airline prices before making a flight booking.

• Taca Airlines
  www.taca.com
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  Taca Airlines

   

  TACA Airlines( Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano ) is the brand name of a group of five independent airlines covering the Central American region, with headquarters based at San Salvador in El Salvador. The airline began operating in 1931, as a cargo airline and opening up franchises in the Central and South American regions. Since then only the TACA airline in El Salvador has survived from that period. TACA was owned until 1980 by a United States company but sold their majority stock to the Kriete family from El Salvador. In 2009 TACA Airlines merged with the Colombian large airline Avianca,making the two into one of the largest airline groups in Central and Southern America. TACA Airlines has been successful in recent years and at the 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards,held in the UK, was awarded Best Central American and Caribbean Airline.

  TACA Airlines is considered a 3 star airline with an aircraft fleet of 46 planes ( June 2011 ) and travelling to 50 destinations. The safety record of the airline is a good, although in 2008, a TACA flight from San Salvador overran the rain soaked runway at Tegucigulpa Airport ,Honduras, resulting in the loss of 5 lives. The cabin service and conditions are a good standard with high passenger approval. Inflight entertainment is also good with video choice options available on personalised TV monitors. Complimentary meals are provided on flights. There are two categories of ticket available on flights - Business and Economy Class. The airline's website is user friendly and easy to make a flight booking.

  TACA Airlines is one of the leading Central American airlines and provides travellers with a good option for air travel to destinations in this region and should be considered when making a flight booking.

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