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 July,
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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to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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o No x
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b);82- )
Enclosure:
Press
Release: COPA AIRLINES BEGINS SERVICE TO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
Copa
Airlines Begins Service to Guadalajara, Mexico
Copa
becomes the first airline with direct connections between Mexico's second
largest city and Latin America
PANAMA
CITY, Panama, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Airlines, subsidiary
of
Copa Holdings SA. (NYSE: CPA), today begins five-times-weekly flights today
from
Panama and connecting cities in Latin America to Guadalajara, Mexico.
Copa
will
operate modern and efficient EMBRAER-190 aircraft on the Panama-Guadalajara
route. This aircraft is has a 94-seat configuration, with 10 seats in Clase
Ejecutiva (Business Class) and 84 seats in economy.
The
flight schedule for this route is the following:
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Destination
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Weekly
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Frequencies
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Departure
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Arrival
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Aircraft
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Panama
- Guadalajara
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5
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6:56
p.m.
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10:54
p.m.
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EMBRAER-190
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Guadalajara
- Panama
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5
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6:37
a.m.
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10:48
a.m.
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EMBRAER-190
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*For
flight information and ticket purchases, visit Copa Airlines' Web site:
www.copaair.com
Guadalajara,
capital of the State of Jalisco in Mexico, is the second most populous
metropolitan area in Mexico after Mexico City. It is a highly industrialized
city and the headquarters of important international businesses. "The opening
of
the new Panama-Guadalajara route will conveniently connect Guadalajara with
the
major cities Latin America through Copa's Hub of the Americas in Panama,
promoting increased regional trade, commerce and tourism", stated Mr. Pedro
Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines.
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 and Medellin. CPA-G
SOURCE
Copa Holdings, S.A.
-0-
07/18/2007
/CONTACT:
Edisa
G.
Revilla - Panama, 507-304-2672, Pam Salazar - USA, 210-277-2929/
/First
Call Analyst: /
/FCMN
Contact: jputaturo@copaair.com /
/Web
site: http://www.copaair.com /
(CPA)
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. |
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: 7/18/2007 |
By: |
/s/ Victor
Vial |
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Name:
Victor Vial
Title:
CFO
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