TORONTO — Copa Airlines has launched four nonstop flights a week between Montréal and Panama City.

The additional flights will accommodate the growing number of Québec travellers to Panama and positions Panama City’s – Tocumen International Airport as a connection hub for Canadians to other Latin America cities.

The new flight is Copa’s second Canadian destination after Toronto. Flight 423 leaves Montréal at 9:33 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, while flight 422 is scheduled to leave Tocumen at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The five-and-a-half-hour flights arrive in Panama at 2:22 p.m. and in Montréal at 12:49 a.m.

The new routes will strengthen Panama’s position in regional air travel and provide Montréal business and leisure travellers with an efficient way to connect to Panama. The ******* will add eight new Boeing Next Generation 737-800 aircraft in 2014, bringing its total fleet to 98 state-of-the-art aircraft, and increasing available seats by 10%.

For passengers connecting to other Latin America cities, they are offered a 72-hour stopover in Panama for US$40 per person and a free 30-day health insurance card.