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 July,
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)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F x Form
40-F o
(Indicate
by check whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this
Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes o No x
(If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82- )
Enclosure:
COPA
AIRLINES INITIATES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN PANAMA AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
NEWS
RELEASE Contact:
Edisa
G. Revilla - Panama 507-304-2672
Pamela
Salazar - U.S.
210-277-2929
COPA
AIRLINES INITIATES DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
PANAMA
AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
Airline
also begins service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
PANAMA
CITY, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa
Holdings S.A. (NYSE: CPA), began daily, nonstop flights between Panama
City,
Panama and Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport, the airline’s fifth
U.S. destination, on July 15.
This
new
flight into Copa’s Hub of the Americas in Panama City will conveniently connect
this important capital city with the principal cities in Latin America.
“We
continue to expand by providing better and more convenient travel options
to our
customers. Copa Airlines now provides service to five US destinations from
Panama City and connections”, mentioned Mr. Pedro Heilbron CEO of Copa
Airlines.
The
airline also began twice-weekly service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
on
July 15. Punta Cana, located on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic,
is
a major Caribbean tourist attraction, offering beaches, resorts and nightlife.
In 2006, more than half the tourists to the Dominican Republic visited
Punta
Cana.
Copa
is
utilizing a Boeing 737-700 on each of the new routes, with seating for
12
passengers in Business Class and 112 in coach. Flight schedules for the
routes
are:
|
Destination
|
Weekly
Frequencies
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
Aircraft
|
|
Washington
- Panamá
|
7
|
7:07
a.m.
|
10:42
a.m.
|
Boeing
737-700
|
|
Panamá
- Washington
|
7
|
7:06
p.m.
|
12:46
a.m.
|
Boeing
737-700
|
|
Panamá
- Punta Cana
|
2
|
9:55
a.m.
|
1:36
p.m.
|
Boeing
737-700
|
|
Punta
Cana- Panamá
|
2
|
3:21
p.m.
|
5:10
p.m.
|
Boeing
737-700
|
*For
flight information and ticket purchases, visit Copa Airlines’ Web site:
www.copaair.com
Copa’s
route network now encompasses 38 cities in 21 countries in North, Central
and
South America and the Caribbean.
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 116 daily scheduled flights to 38 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
flights from Bogota, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin.
CPA-G
SOURCE
Copa Airlines
-0-
07/16/2007
/CONTACT:
Edisa G. Revilla, Copa Airlines, +011-507-304-2672, or Pamela Salazar,
+1-210-277-2929, both for Copa Holdings/
/First
Call Analyst: /
/FCMN
Contact: jputaturo@copaair.com /
/Web
site: http://www.copaair.com /
(CPA)
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.
| Copa Holdings, S.A. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| |
|
|
| Date: 07/16007 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
|
Name: Victor Vial |
||
|
Title:
CFO
|
||