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,
2006
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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cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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NEWS
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Contact:
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Edisa
G. Revilla- Panama
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507-304-2672
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Pamela
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210-277-2929
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COPA
AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW
CODESHARE
AGREEMENT WITH AEROMEXICO
Passengers
will benefit from enhanced connectivity throughout Mexico and Latin
America
PANAMA
CITY, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Copa
Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings S.A. (NYSE: CPA), announced today
the
signing of a codeshare agreement with AeroMexico, to begin on August
1,
2007.
In
its
initial stage, Copa Airlines will place its designator code on
AeroMexico-operated flights beyond Mexico City to 17 cities: Acapulco,
Aguascalientes, Leon/Bajio, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Culiacan, Cancun,
Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Merida, Monterrey, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta,
Los
Cabos, Tijuana, Villahermosa and Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. Additionally, AeroMexico
will place its designator code on Copa Airlines-operated flights between
the Hub
of the Americas in Panama City to Mexico City, Cancun and
Guadalajara.
“The
agreement enables Copa Airlines to further expand the reach and scope
of its Hub
of the Americas in Panama City by providing us connectivity to many
of Mexico’s
most important cities,” mentioned Jorge Garcia, Commercial VP of Copa Airlines.
“Additionally, this alliance will further promote commerce, trade and
tourism
between Mexico and Latin America, as passengers will have more options
to
conveniently connect between Mexico and the region,” he added.
Passengers
travelling on these codeshare flights will receive a seamless travel
experience,
moving between the carriers with a single reservation, ticket and with
luggage
checked to their final destination. Also, passengers will be able to
earn
valuable miles, choosing between either of the airlines’ frequent flyer
programs.
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.
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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: 07/30/2006 | By: | /s/ Victor Vial |
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Name: Victor Vial |
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Title:
CFO
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