WORLDVIEW: The Pandemic of Fear
by Lyubov Sharkova MOSCOW -In just a short period of time the world in Russia has changed for everyone. I’ve...
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Four deaths on beleaguered cruise ship in search of a port
Four elderly passengers have of coronavirus died on board the cruise ship "Zaandam", anchored off the coast of Panama and,...
Humanitarian missions to airlift stranded tourists from Panama
KLM Airlines has been authorized by the Panama government to carry out two humanitarian flights after the closure of Tocumen...
Copa suspends operations on Sunday
Copa Airlines announced on Friday, March 20 that they temporarily suspend their operations from next Sunday, March 22 at 11:59...
Pandemic closes Decameron and Riu Hotels
With an industry already in crisis in Panama before the arrival of the coronavirus, two major hotels have decided to...
All international passenger flights in and out of Panama, suspended
President Laurentino Cortizo, whose actions against the coronavirus have already earned a thumbs-up from the UN has ordered the suspension...
10,000 Delta Airlines employees take a voluntary layoff
Around 10,000 Delta Air Lines employees, 11% of its workforce, left the company as part of a voluntary layoff plan,...
Copa and Wingo cutting 80% of operations
Copa Holdings - which operates Copa Airlines and Wingo will reduce 80% of its operations by April, due to regional...
New health security measures for flights in and out of Panama
With the arrival of the coronavirus in Panama, security measures on flights to and from the country have been expanded...
CORONAVIRUS: Latin America airlines ask government flexibility
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) said in a statement that the impact of the coronavirus is...
Copa Airlines cut change fees for March bookings
Copa Airlines has joined other airlines trying to cope with the effects of coronavirus with a Friday. March 6 announcement...
Wingo plans more flights, destinations
Wingo one of Panama’s two low-cost airlines plans to make charter flights from Colombia to the airport of Rio Hato,...
