Air Canada will resume operations between Toronto – Pearson (YYZ) and Panama City (PTY), after a two-and-a-half-year absence due to the pandemic. With the return of the Canadian airline, five North American carriers will offer service at Tocumen International Airport (PTY).
«The benefits of the return of Air Canada to Panama will be significant not only from the point of view of connectivity, but this important decision constitutes an additional means to promote tourism, trade, investment and cultural exchange between the two countries,» said Raffoul Arab, General Manager of Tocumen International Airport.
Flight Itinerary
- Toronto – Panama City Flight AC 1874 YYZ 08:30 – PTY 14:05
- Panama City – Toronto Flight AC 1875 PTY 15:05 – YYZ 20:35
Initially the route will offer two flights per week (Friday and Sunday); starting December 18, the company will increase its operations to three flights per week by adding an extra service on Wednesdays. This service will be operated by Air Canada Rouge in Airbus A319 aircraft with a capacity of 136 seats in two classes (12 Business Class/124 Economy).
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through Tocumen Airport Statistics, 96,925 passengers were mobilized in the period January – September 2022 between Panama City (PTY) and Canada.
Between January and September of this year, Tocumen International Airport has registered a traffic of 11.5 million passengers, through eighteen commercial airlines offering services to eighty-four destinations in the Americas and Europe.
For this winter season, Air Canada will serve Belize (BZE), San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), Liberia/Guanacaste (LIR) and Panama (PTY). In addition, it is the only Canadian airline operating out of Tocumen Airport (PTY).
