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,
2008
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- )
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NEWS
RELEASE
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CONTACT: |
Joseph
Putaturo
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(507)
304-2677
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Aero
Republica Continues International Expansion
Airline
to begin service to Caracas from Bogota and Medellin
PANAMA
CITY and BOGOTA, Colombia, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aero Republica,
subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), has announced new direct
daily
service to Caracas, Venezuela, from the Colombian cities of Bogota and
Medellin
beginning May 24.
"These
new routes to Caracas represent another step forward in Aero Republica's
plan to
increase its participation in Colombia's fast-growing international market
and
its continuous effort to provide more and better options for passengers,"
said
Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Holdings, S.A.
"Venezuela
represents a very attractive international market for Aero Republica,"
stated
Roberto Junguito, CEO of Aero Republica. "It is Latin America's sixth
largest
country in terms of population, as well as Colombia's second largest
trade
partner. Commercial ties between both countries are very important and
demand
for travel is strong and growing."
These
new
routes to Caracas will be served with Aero Republica's modern fleet of
EMBRAER-190 aircraft, with convenient schedules and competitive fares.
About
Copa Holdings, S.A.
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and Aero Republica operating subsidiaries,
is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services.
Copa
Airlines currently offers 126 daily scheduled flights to 41 destinations
in 22
countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean through
its Hub
of the Americas based in Panama City, Panama. 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. From the U.S., Copa offers nonstop service to Panama 20 times
a week
from Miami; daily from New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.;
and 12
times a week from Orlando. Copa is an associate member of the Global
SkyTeam
alliance, giving its passengers access to more than 15,200 daily flights
to more
than 790 cities in 162 countries. 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 daily flights
from
Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellin.
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. | ||
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: 05/22/2008 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name: Victor Vial |
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Title:
CFO
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