Copa will start flights to Barquisimeto in September

In September, Copa airlines will open its fifth destination in Venezuela, flying to the city of Barquisimeto.

This city is the fourth most populated city in the southern country and known for its musical traditionwhich was declared the musical capital of Venezuela.

Christiphe Didier, Copa’s vice president of global sales, announced that with Barquisimet, the Panamanian airline will reach its fifth destination in Venezuelaof the country where it is connected to the capital Caracas and the cities of Valencia, Maracaibo and Barcelona, ​​the latter was announced last year.

According to the last population census, held this year, After Colombians, Venezuelans are the foreigners with the largest presence in the countrya situation that has increased in recent decades.

The CEO said that Cope’s dynamic is to open a new destination every six months, however, this time it will move forward, after recent weeks andIt will launch its flights to two cities in the United States and one city in Ecuador.

First flight to the city last week Austin, the capital of the state of Texasthe airline’s 15th destination in the United States.

Didier informed this city four weekly frequencies are offered and in one day the plane makes its journey, leaving Panama City at 9:15 a.m. and returning from Austin at 3:30 p.m., on a five-hour flight.

Austin, aside from tourist attractions like his music festivals and nature parksthere are many companies, so the interest is not only at the holiday level, but also professionally.

Reasons like this position Panama as a perfect hub for investors to locate in the countrysaid the CEO.

“More and more companies are setting up their regional headquarters in Panama, because they know they can connect with other places from here. This makes us very competitive and creates employment opportunities.Didier emphasized.