{"id":106117,"date":"2021-02-11T21:23:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=106117"},"modified":"2021-02-11T21:23:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:23:29","slug":"copa-airlines-recorded-losses-of-598-million-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/02\/copa-airlines-recorded-losses-of-598-million-in-2020.html","title":{"rendered":"Copa Airlines recorded losses of $598 million in 2020."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Panamanian airline <strong>Copa Airlines <\/strong>recorded a net loss of US$598.6 million in the 2020 financial year, in contrast to the US$247 million profit recorded in the previous year, due to the impact of mobility restrictions derived from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the company&#8217;s quarterly accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/02\/copa-airlines-will-resume-flights-to-porto-alegra-beginning-in-march.html\">Copa Airlines will resume flights to Porto Alegra beginning in March.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Due to the continued effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the aviation industry, the company operated on average, approximately 27% of its capacity for the same period in 2019,&#8221; the airline said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without taking into account extraordinary impacts, including the mismatch of charges related to the Boeing 737-700 order and the estimated loss of US$49.2 million on the Embraer assets the company has for sale, the company would have scored a loss of US$259.5 million, EuropaPress reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/02\/copa-airlines-will-be-first-airline-the-americas-to-test-iata-travel-pass.html\"><em>Copa Airlines will be first airline the Americas to test IATA Travel Pass.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copa Airlines&#8217; turnover fell 70.4% in 2020, to US$801 million. Passenger revenues plummeted 70.9% to $760.6 million, while revenue from cargo operations contracted 66.4% to $21 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company&#8217;s operating costs fell by 46.6% in 2020, to $1.261 billion. Salaries and other personnel expenses fell by 43.1% to $256.3 million. Fuel costs fell by 76.1% to $166.7 million, while costs associated with flight operations contracted by 70.8% to $30 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, Copa Airlines&#8217; operating income went into the red in 2020, with a loss of US$460.9 million, compared to a profit of US$346.1 million the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the fourth quarter of the year, the airline recorded a net loss of US$168.8 million, compared to a profit of US$158.6 million, a 76.7% decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-04cf5e55     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"207\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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