Tocumen Airport Tax to Rise to $50

It has been announced that from January 2016 the departure tax from the international airport of Panama will increase by $10.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

With this change to $50, the departure tax at Panama City airport will be the highest in Central America, followed by El Salvador, with $40.27, Honduras, with $39.72, Guatemala with $30 and Costa Rica, with a rate of $29.

Authorities at Tocumen International Airport indicated that this increase will increase the cash flow of the terminal, a key point at a time when a bond issue of $625 million is being prepared to finance the current expansion project. Tocumen informed the ATP that the entire increase will go towards the terminal. "

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