SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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 October,
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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Enclosure:
Press Release - COPA
AIRLINES AND KLM ESTABLISH BROAD CODESHARE AGREEMENT
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| NEWS RELEASE | Contact: Patricia Roquebert V. |
| (507) 304-2672 |
COPA AIRLINES AND KLM ESTABLISH BROAD CODE SHARE AGREEMENT
Both
airlines, members of the SkyTeam Alliance, will link their European
and American
hubs through this agreement
PANAMA CITY, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced they have signed a broad code share agreement.
Copa Airlines and KLM are alliance partners within the SkyTeam global alliance and KLM recently announced the start of new flights between Amsterdam and Panama City's "Hub of the Americas" as of March 30, 2008.
The
code
share alliance between Copa Airlines and KLM will enable passengers of
both
carriers to travel more easily between Copa's extensive Latin American
network
and Europe via two of the world's most convenient hubs: Panama City's
"Hub of
the Americas" and Amsterdam's Schiphol.
Both
OnePass and Flying Blue frequent flier members will earn valuable miles
of their
choice on all Copa Airlines- and KLM-operated flights system- wide, adding
further value to passengers benefiting from this alliance.
Pedro
Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines, commented: "Passengers throughout Latin
America
who are accustomed to the efficiency of Panama City's 'Hub of the Americas,'
now
gain an excellent new option to efficiently connect to Europe and the
rest of
the world, thanks to the Copa - KLM alliance."
Hans
de
Roos, SVP Strategy & Corporate Development for KLM, commented: "We are
pleased to sign a code share agreement with Copa Airlines, our new SkyTeam
partner. This agreement will extend the benefits available to our customers
and
strengthen our presence in the Central and South American region."
KLM's
new
Amsterdam - Panama City flight KL757 will depart from Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol
on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and will be landing in Panama
City
Tocumen Airport at 5:40 p.m. the same day, having full and seamless connectivity
with the Copa network and the "Hub of the Americas." Return flight KL758
will
depart from Panama's "Hub of the Americas" on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
at
7:35 p.m., to arrive at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at 1:10 p.m. the next
day.
About
Copa Holdings, S.A.
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 more than 126 daily scheduled flights to 40 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 code share agreements with Continental
Airlines and other airlines. Aero Republica, the second-largest 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 in Columbia.
For
more
information, visit http://www.copaair.com.
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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Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Registrant)
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| Date: 10/11/2007 |
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| By: | /s/ Victor Vial | |
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Name:
Title:
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Victor
Vial
CFO
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