{"id":117421,"date":"2021-10-25T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=117421"},"modified":"2021-10-25T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:57:26","slug":"copa-airlines-expects-reach-80-of-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/10\/copa-airlines-expects-reach-80-of-capacity.html","title":{"rendered":"Copa Airlines expects to reach 80% of its capacity by December."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Panama&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/en?s=copa\">Copa Airlines<\/a><\/strong>, currently operating at about 75% of its pre-pandemic capacity, expects to reach 80% by December, albeit with lower occupancy factors and fares, which will impact the company&#8217;s revenues, Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron said during the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, by 2022, he foresees a full recovery through the incorporation of more aircraft, although without exploring new markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/09\/copa-airlines-new-route-panama-atlanta.html\">Copa Airlines launches new route between Panama and Atlanta.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Copa is coming out of the pandemic strong, and 2022 is a year to consolidate, to get closer to what we were pre-pandemic, to retake the routes we haven&#8217;t been able to open yet. I would say it&#8217;s not necessarily a year for new adventures,&#8221; Heilbron said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline will have taken delivery of seven new 737 MAX 9 aircraft by the end of 2021, and expects to take delivery of eight during 2022, as part of a 71-aircraft purchase order, of which it has taken delivery of 15 in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/10\/copa-airlines-gender-equality.html\"><em>Copa Airlines joins IATA\u2019s commitment to gender equality.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also expects to take delivery of a Boeing 737-800 freighter conversion in December, which will enable it to increase its cargo capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Heilbron ruled out operating at the Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA), as it considered it a priority to maintain its operations at Mexico City&#8217;s International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div 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