SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report
on Form 6-K dated for
the month of August,
2007
Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Translation
of Registrant's Name Into English)
Boulevard
Costa del Este, Avenida Principal y Avenida de la Rotonda
Urbanización
Costa del Este
Parque
Lefevre
Panama
City, Panama
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Copa
Airlines Announces New Service to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and
Tobago
Airline
will offer the best connections between the Caribbean nation and Latin
America
PANAMA
CITY, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa
Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), announced today that it will offer new service
from
Panama and connecting cities in Latin America to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
and
Tobago, beginning December 15, 2007.
"This
new
flight makes Copa Airlines the best connection for travel between Port-of-Spain
and our region. Our passengers will be able to connect with flights at our
Hub
of the Americas in Panama to numerous destinations in Latin America," said
Pedro
Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines.
Flight
schedules for the new route are:
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Destination
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Weekly
Frequencies
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Departure
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Arrival
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Type
of Aircraft
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Panama
- Port-of-Spain
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4
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12:10
PM
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4:02
PM
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EMBRAER-190
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Port-of-Spain
- Panama
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4
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5:15
PM
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7:10
PM
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EMBRAER-190
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Trinidad
and Tobago is one of the wealthiest nations in the Caribbean, with an economy
based on the oil and natural gas sectors. Port-of-Spain, the capital and
chief
port of Trinidad and Tobago, is known as the "industrial hub" of the Caribbean,
and serves as a shopping and business centre for much of the country. Trinidad
and Tobago also is a Caribbean tourist destination, with beautiful scenery,
a
crystal-clear, sky-blue sea and white sand beaches.
About
Copa Holdings
Copa
Holdings, through its Copa Airlines and AeroRepublica operating subsidiaries,
is
a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo service. Copa Airlines
currently offers approximately 116 daily scheduled flights to 39 destinations
in
21 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. In addition,
Copa Airlines provides passengers with access to flights to more than 120
other
international destinations through codeshare agreements with Continental
Airlines and other airlines. AeroRepublica, the second-largest domestic carrier
in Colombia, provides service to 12 cities in Colombia as well as international
connectivity with Copa Airlines' Hub of the Americas through daily flights
from
Bogota, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin.
CPA-G
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
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Copa
Holdings, S.A.
(Registrant)
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| Date: 8/01/2007 |
By: |
/s/ Victor
Vial |
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Name:
Victor Vial
Title:
CFO
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