Being Cuba one of the Panamanian company’s most important markets, and after the lifting of the restrictions imposed by the island, COPA now reestablishes connections to Santa Clara (SNU) and increases its flights to Havana (HAV).
As reported by ECASA, the Cuban Company of Airports and Airport Services, and further confirmed by Cirium and the company itself, COPA increased from two to four daily flights to Havana (HAV) on January 3, and before the end of the month, it will operate five services a day.
Besides, as of January 11, it will resume flights to Abel Santamaría International Airport, which serves Santa Clara, with flights on Tuesdays. As of February, they will increase to two weekly services.
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The airline encouraged passengers to stay informed about the requirements established both by Copa and by the immigration and health authorities of the destination country.
Tickets for these new flights are already available both on Copa’s website and at sales offices and travel agencies.
Copa , Conviasa, Fly Allways, and Wingo are the only companies that offer connectivity to the island from Central and South America. Because of its wide range of destinations, the Panamanian airline plays an important role in connections to the Caribbean country. Avianca and LATAM have not shown any signs of an early return to Havana (HAV).
I have been trying to purchase a ticket from Habana to Panama and the COPA website does not work, it took me 2 weeks to get someone in Customer Service to answer the phone and I was told that Cuba send communication to the airlines and prohibits the airlines to sell tickets from Cuba to Central America and Mexico.
Now, I can’t find anything about that communication on the web.
This is confusing and frustrating at the same time.
Please update with the correct information.