On Aug 13, 4:07 pm, "Jeff Hacker" wrote:
"AGW" wrote in message

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Hi, all.

Just read on rec.travel.cruises that Royal Caribbean will begin Southern
Caribbean (not necessarily Canal) cruises from Colon, Panama starting in
December, 2008. That entails getting to Panama City, which brings me to
Copa. Has anyone here flown on Copa? What's its safety record (and can
someone point me to a web page that gives safety records for a particular
airline)?

TIA, Arthur

They appear to have a decent safety record. They were previously 49% owned
by Continental, which sold off their interest last year, and operate a
modern fleet of 737's.

On Aug 13, 4:07 pm, "Jeff Hacker" wrote:
"AGW" wrote in message

...

Hi, all.

Just read on rec.travel.cruises that Royal Caribbean will begin Southern
Caribbean (not necessarily Canal) cruises from Colon, Panama starting in
December, 2008. That entails getting to Panama City, which brings me to
Copa. Has anyone here flown on Copa? What's its safety record (and can
someone point me to a web page that gives safety records for a particular
airline)?

TIA, Arthur

They appear to have a decent safety record. They were previously 49% owned
by Continental, which sold off their interest last year, and operate a
modern fleet of 737's.

But be prepared for delays and obfuscation, even at Tocumen, as we
dealt with them last year. It would also pay to be on top of the
luggage situation, as they do not seem to able to carry the two bags
along on given flights as they advertise.