This Friday, March 18 at 00:18, the first flight operated by a Boeing 737 MAX landed at Aeropuerto Internacional Ezeiza after two years. Since last week the flights with this aircraft were authorized in Argentina by the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil, Copa Airlines carried out this operation to the Argentinian capital from Panama City.
Currently, the Panamanian company has 14 weekly flights between the two cities in Boeing 737-800s with a capacity for 154 passengers. According to the reservation system, on March 24 there will be a second operation to Buenos Aires with the Boeing 737 MAX 9 of the same company. As for the next few weeks, for now they will continue with the B737-800s, although this schedule may have modifications.
Copa Airlines schedule between Ciudad de Panamá and Buenos Aires
| Flight | From | Departure | To | Arrival |
| CM 279 | Panamá (PTY) | 15:27 | Buenos Aires (EZE) | 00:41 +1 |
| CM 278 | Buenos Aires (EZE) | 03:59 | Panamá (PTY) | 09:16 |
| Flight | From | Departure | To | Arrival |
| CM 454 | Panamá (PTY) | 18:05 | Buenos Aires (EZE) | 03:24* |
| CM 453 | Buenos Aires (EZE) | 01:40* | Panamá (PTY) | 06:57 |
* Copa Airlines Boeing 737s that land at 03:24 take off at 01:40 the next day.
The current regular routes of the Panamanian company with the Boeing 737 MAX 9, according to the aeronautical intelligence platform Cirium, are:
- Ciudad de Panamá – Guayaquil – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Nueva York (JFK) – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Los Angeles – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Miami – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Montevideo – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Orlando – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Punta Cana – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Quito – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Río de Janeiro – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – San José – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – San Pablo – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Santo Domingo – Ciudad de Panamá
- Ciudad de Panamá – Washington – Ciudad de Panamá
Copa Airlines had scheduled to start flights to Asunción, Paraguay, with the Boeing 737 MAX 9 in March but finally operations continued to be carried out on the Boeing 737-800s.
