The team that enables us to be the most punctual airline

Copa Airlines was named the most punctual airline in Latin America for the ninth time in the last decade A rate of 89.5%.in a measurement carried out by the company Cirium dedicated to the analysis of the aviation industry.

Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlinesrecognized behind this award is the effort of the entire human team of the Panamanian airline company in order for the company to show the world that “we can be the most accurate.”

“That the flight leaves on time It has to be considered from the staff who carry the supplies, those who board the suitcases, our pilots and flight attendants, the mechanics who prepare the aircraft, those who supervise the shipping of the ships, those who prepare the itineraries, coordinate the crews and recruit the staff,” described the CEO .

He added that it is not easy to be distinguished as the most accurate in the region, given that The company has grown twice as much in the last few years and even so they can stay on top of accuracy.

“This is what travelers in Panama and around the world value and appreciate the most: reach your destination on time. The only way we can be accurate is if the associates, each one individually, do their job excellently,” he said.

Another recognition that Copa deserved is that it is one of the airlines that cancels the fewest flightswith 99.8% efficiency.

“There is a great merit to teamwork, especially technical operations staff and maintenance teamHeilbron said.

He Cirium’s ranking evaluates the performance of 500 airlines according to the number of seats and flights and the availability of seats per kilometer and categorizes them into global and regional.

Based on information collected from more than 600 worldwide flight sources in real time, including airlines, airports, global distribution systems, position data and civil aviation authorities.