Tocumen Airport gears up for holiday rush
The administration of the Tocumen International Airport is planning to handle up to 3,900 additional daily passengers both entering and leaving the country for the national holidays from October 28 to November 11.
According to preliminary reports from the airlines, “26,000 travelers will leave the terminal and a total of 20,000 thousand visitors will enter Panama, “said a statement from Tocumen, SA.
October 31 and November 1 and 2 will be the days with the highest movement of passengers leaving Panama, while the return to the country is scheduled between November 7 and 10.
Claudio Dutary, operations manager of the Airport, said that among the main destinations for Panamanians to travel during the holiday are Orlando and Miami, in the United States; Bogotá and Medellín, in Colombia; Cancun in Mexico, and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. While at the local level the province of Chiriquí is among the favorites.
“Each traveler must complete the digital health affidavit that appears on the website https://www.panamadigital.gob.pa/RegistroPacoViajero, in which they will obtain the QR code that the traveler will have. to present at the health control points established at the Tocumen Airport (on paper or mobile).
This tool will allow the traveler to streamline the procedures during their entry into the country, going directly to Migration, Dutary said.
Airlines urge travelers to arrive three hours in advance, to carry out check-in procedures.
It is also recommended that before buying the ticket, the traveler must verify if in the country of destination they request proof of Covid-19 certification, valid vaccination or some other restriction.