By the close of June, the distinguished United Airlines will escalate its service frequency from Newark to Panama – Tocumen, growing from seven to nine weekly flights. This marks United Airlines as the solitary operator in this sector. This enhanced service will further be fortified by a direct link to Houston – Intercontinental.
Data procured from Cirium reveals that in July, United Airlines will provide 3,222 weekly seats on this route, translating into a substantial capacity growth of nearly 30% relative to the previous month.
In summation, United Airlines will supply 8,231 seats per week between the United States and Panama for the northern summer season, establishing United as the primary U.S. airline at Tocumen Airport in terms of available seat kilometers (ASK).
According to statistics sourced from Tocumen by Aviacionline, 147,863 passengers journeyed between Panama City (PTY) and Newark (EWR) in the year 2022.
United’s Enhanced Flight Schedule between Newark and Panama City
Commencing June 24.
Newark (EWR) – Panama City (PTY)
- Flight UA 1021: EWR 15:16 – PTY 19:31 daily
- Flight UA 392: EWR 23:56 – PTY 04:07+1 weekends
Panama City (PTY) – Newark (EWR)
- Flight UA 727: PTY 09:30 – EWR 15:47 daily
- Flight UA 1703: PTY 22:55 – EWR 04:59+1 weekends
Every flight from the Tocumen Airport by United Airlines is served by a Boeing 737-900 aircraft, with a seat capacity of 179 (20 First Class/159 Economy). Promotional round-trip fares are available from USD 656.
United Airlines provides passengers from Panama access to over 114 international destinations via its hub at Newark (EWR). In addition, United has a codeshare partnership with Copa Airlines, providing access to 75 additional destinations from the “Hub of the Americas”.
The airline’s network in Central America from Newark features direct flights to Belize, Guatemala City, Liberia/Guanacaste, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula, and San Jose, Costa Rica.
