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Cruise Season Begins in St. Maarten With Five-Ship Day

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The Caribbean cruise season is officially underway in St. Maarten. On Thursday, five cruise ships — Azamara Quest, Star Pride, Valiant Lady, Star of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas — docked at Port St. Maarten, bringing thousands of passengers and signaling the start of the 2025–2026 high season. “The port has done its […]

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LATAM Launches New Flights to Jamaica

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South American carrier LATAM has launched a new route from Peru to Jamaica.  The new nonstop flights from Lima, Peru to Montego Bay, Jamaica will be operating three times each week, according to Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.  “For now the deal is that they will be doing three flights per week, with more to […]

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Copa Adding First-Ever Flights to Suriname

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines is launching its first-ever flights to Suriname, the carrier said this week. The new roundtrip service, which will begin operating in July, will operate twice weekly between Panama City and Paramaribo. Suriname will become the 81st city in Copa’s network. We are confident that this new route […]

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Copa Adds New Puerto Vallarta Flights

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By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines has launched its first-ever flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The new flights connect Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit with the rest of Latin America for the first time. The new route is operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays, according to the company. “With the addition […]


Copa Adding First-Ever Flights to Suriname

By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major development for regional aviation in Latin America and the Caribbean, United Airlines has announced an agreement with Panama’s Copa Airlines and Colombia’s Avianca for a joint business agreement. The agreement, still pending government approval, would include integrated service, new nonstop routes, additional flights on existing routes and […]

St Maarten Sees Another Airline Return

By the Caribbean Journal staff Another airline has officially made its return to St Maarten. Panama-based Copa Airlines has officially resumed operations to the island, another boost for the destination in the wake of Hurricane Irma last year. Copa Airlines has returned to St Maarten with a pair of weekly nonstop flights between Panama’s Tocumen […]

Copa Launches Daily Flights to Curaçao

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Copa Airlines has expanded its service to offer daily flights between Curaçao and Panama City, Caribbean Journal has learned. Through these additions, the airline said it “aims to provide its passengers with more flight options, convenient schedules and greater connectivity with the rest of the continent.” “We are constantly seeking […]

Copa Airlines Is Returning to St Maarten

By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines is making its return to the island of St Maarten. Copa will be returning with weekly flights to St Maarten in June, according to Acting Minister of Tourism Cornelius de Weever. “This is a significant development.  Copa Airlines is a strategic partner where airlift is concerned from […]

New Brazil-Panama Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Copa Airlines is launching new flights between Panama and both Salvador and Fortaleza in Brazil. The carrier will fly to Fortaleza and Salvador beginning July 18 and 24, respectively, adding up to a new total of nine destinations in Brazil for Copa. It also means two more cities to connect […]

Copa Expanding Flights to Curaçao

By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines is expanding its service to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao. Beginning in July 2018, Copa will be increasing its service to daily flights between Panama and Curaçao. The nonstop flights will be operated daily with a capacity of 96 seats. It’s a boost for Curaçao as […]

Copa Launching Barbados Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff Panama-based Copa Airlines has announced plans to launch new nonstop service to the island of Barbados. The company said the new service would begin operating in July. “Our network of routes, which now, through our Hub of the Americas at the Tocumen International Airport, will connect 78 destinations in 32 […]

Copa Launches Denver-Panama Flights

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new way to fly to the heart of the Caribbean Basin. Copa Airlines has announced the launch of new service between Denver, Colorado and Panama City. The new nonstop flights connect Denver to more than 55 destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean through Copa’s Panama hub at […]