{"id":176298,"date":"2025-07-02T16:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=176298"},"modified":"2025-07-03T00:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T00:10:06","slug":"copa-airlines-to-resume-flights-to-santiago-and-launch-new-route-to-puerto-plata-in-january-2026-announces-tourism-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/07\/copa-airlines-to-resume-flights-to-santiago-and-launch-new-route-to-puerto-plata-in-january-2026-announces-tourism-minister.html","title":{"rendered":"Copa Airlines to Resume Flights to Santiago and Launch New Route to Puerto Plata in January 2026, Announces Tourism Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Panamanian airline <strong>Copa Airlines<\/strong> will resume flights to <strong>Santiago de los Caballeros <\/strong>and launch a new route to <strong>Puerto Plata <\/strong>in January 2026, as announced this Wednesday by the Dominican Republic\u2019s Minister of Tourism, David Collado, via the social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connecting America with Santiago and Puerto Plata via Panama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the minister, starting January 13 and 15, 2026, Copa Airlines will operate three weekly flights to Puerto Plata and three weekly flights to Santiago, using Boeing 737 aircraft with a capacity of 166 passengers. This expansion will not only increase the number of available seats but also significantly improve transportation options for tourists and business travelers from North, Central, and South America to these two important Dominican cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/06\/copa-airlines-launches-flights-to-san-diego-new-route-strengthens-connectivity-between-latin-america-and-southern-california.html\">Copa Airlines Launches Flights to San Diego: New Route Strengthens Connectivity Between Latin America and Southern California<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1\u00a1Buenas noticias para Santiago y Puerto Plata!! A partir del 13 y 15 de enero del pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o, Copa tendr\u00e1 6 vuelos nuevos semanales desde Panam\u00e1:\u00a0tres semanales Panam\u00e1-Puerto Plata y tres semanales Panam\u00e1-Santiago, con aviones Boeing 737 de 166 plazas aproximadamente. Con estos\u2026<\/p>&mdash; David Collado (@DavidColladoM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidColladoM\/status\/1940414747003716097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These new routes will complement the airline\u2019s existing services to Santo Domingo and Punta Cana, where it currently operates 31 and 56 weekly flights, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact on Regional Air Connectivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of Santiago and Puerto Plata to Copa Airlines\u2019 flight network is part of a broader plan by the Dominican government to decentralize tourism and promote economic development in the country\u2019s northern regions. 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