New Direct Flight From Germany to Panama

(Panama-Guide) The more than 800 German citizens living in Panama can now travel directly to their home country, after Condor Airlines launched it's new weekly directly flight with a capacity of 270 passengers. Michael Grau, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Panama, said the number of German residents who want to stay in Panama is tending to increase, as well as interest from companies in Luxembourg, France and Frankfurt. Ricardo Lince Boyd, the CEO of Condor, said the inaugural flight arrived with 80 people and will return with 35. He added that some passengers have other connections, which will continue with Copa Airlines. "We're opening a frontier for the country, Germany is one of the largest countries exporting tourism and we hope that Panama will become a favorite destination," said Boyd.

**********

Original Source: Panama-Guide

Date Retrieved: November 20, 2010.