SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report
on Form 6-K dated for
the month of May,
2007
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
Boulevard
Costa del Este, Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda
Urbanización
Costa del Este
Parque
Lefevre
Panama
City, Panama
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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COPA
AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW SERVICE TO CORDOBA, ARGENTINA
The
airline will now serve the two largest cities in Argentina
PANAMA
CITY, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa
Holdings S.A. (NYSE: CPA), has announced it will begin new service from Panama
and connecting cities in the Americas to Cordoba, Argentina, starting on
August
15, 2007. Besides this new destination, Copa Airlines currently has two daily
flights to Buenos Aires from its Hub of the Americas in Panama City, Panama.
"We
are
pleased to offer this new service to Cordoba, since it is part of Copa Airlines'
promise to our passengers to keep increasing service options to the most
important cities in the Americas," said Jorge Garcia, Copa Airlines' Commercial
Vice President. "This flight will be very convenient for our passengers who
have
business to conduct in this important industrial center in Argentina, and
it
will be a welcome travel option for tourists who want to visit the city's
cultural attractions," he added.
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The
flight schedules for this new route are:
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Destination
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Frequencies
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Departure
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Arrival
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Aircraft
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Cordoba
-Panama
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4
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5:22am
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10:22am
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Boeing737-NG
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Panama
- Cordoba
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4
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7:10pm
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4:01am
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Boeing737-NG
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For
flight information and ticket purchases, visit www.copaair.com.
Cordoba
is the second-largest city in terms of population and the country's third
largest industrial center. The city's major industry is automotive assembly;
several important automotive brands have assembly facilities in the city.
Additionally, Cordoba is home to several important historical monuments of
the
colonial period, such as the majestic Cordoba Cathedral, among others. In
2006,
the city was named the American Capital of Culture by the organization of
the
same name.
Cordoba's
International Airport is the third-largest in the country in terms of passengers
and aircraft, after Aeroparque and Ezeiza in Buenos Aires. Copa Airlines'
opening of the new route will connect this important business and cultural
destination with the rest of the world through the Hub of the
Americas
in Panama.
About
Copa Holdings
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries,
is
a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines
currently offers approximately 110 daily scheduled flights to 36 destinations
in
21 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. In addition,
Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120
other
international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental
Airlines and other airlines. AeroRepublica, the second-largest domestic carrier
in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international
connectivity with Copa Airlines' Hub of the Americas through daily flights
from
Bogota, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin.
/CONTACT:
Patricia Roquebert V., in Panama, +011-507-304-2672, or Pamela Salazar,
+1-210-277-2929, both for Copa Airlines/ /Web site: http://www.copaair.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
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| Date: 05/10/2007 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name: Victor Vial |
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Title:
CFO
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