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In the South American country a rule has been published that establishes that costs and expenses incurred during transportation of goods by air must be borne by the importers.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER):
On October 11, the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) of Peru issued a rule that the costs and expenses incurred during transportation of goods by air will be borne by the importers.
In the first seven months of the year 4,881,985 passengers transited through the international terminal in Panama, almost 10% more than in the same period in 2013.
From a statement issued by Tocumen International Airport:
During the first seven months of 2014, Tocumen International Airport which was recently given an award by the World Travel Awards, recorded an overall rate of 4, 881.985 passengers, compared with 4,454.529 users who used the Panamanian terminal in the same period in 2013, representing an increase of 9.6%, stated a report provided by the Department of Statistics.
In 2013 more than 7 million passengers passed through the Panamanian International Airport, 744,000 more than in the previous year.
Data from the Department of Statistics at Tocumen International Airport (TIA) reveals that passenger movement this December was 1.8 million, up 6.1% compared to the same month in 2012.
"... Passengers in direct transit up to November 2013 totaled 3,519,353 passengers, equivalent to 18.4% growth compared to the same period in 2012."
During the first eight months of 2013 5.1 million passengers transited through the main airport of Panama.
The number of passengers who travelled in that period is greater than the 4.5 million tourists who came through the air terminal in the same period in 2012, indicated by data supplied by the Department of Statistics at Tocumen International Airport.
During the first half of 2013 3.8 million passengers transited through the main airport of Panama.
Data provided by the Department of Statistics of the International Airport of Tocumen, reveals that during the first six months of 2013 the number of passengers passing though in a day was 20,807 while in the same period in 2012 it was 19,000.
Panamaamerica.com.pa reports: "Most passengers were from Miami, Bogota, San Jose and Caracas.
The airlines have agreed to implement code-shared flights.
Taca-Avianca and Aeromexico have agreed to operate a code share which will benefit the Colombia-Mexico market from the first half of 2012, and for the second half of the year, Taca and Aeromexico will code-share, and this will include routes in the Central American-Mexico market as well as South American-Mexico routes, thus giving passengers a greater choice of service, more frequent flights and more travel alternatives in the region.
It is expected that 14 million passengers will pass through Tocumen Airport in 2025, almost triple the amount of 2010.
According to several industry representatives, the main challenge will be the growth of airport infrastructure, which eventually will become a constraint for the sector.
Ofelia Barcenas, solutions manager for the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the agency is working to streamline all processes related to passenger transit, such as migration and security. Some examples are the use of electronic tickets and collecting boarding passes using smartphones.
The airline will begin flying to Chitre regional airport in the province of Herrera.
The increase in economic activity and business in the country has led some airlines to increase flights and frequencies between Panamanian cities.
Such is the case of Aeroperlas Regional, which will begin flying three times a week from Albrook in Panama City to Chitre, using an aircraft with capacity for 12 people.
In December 2010, Copa Airlines and Copa Airlines Colombia mobilized 22% more passengers than the same month of 2009.
The occupancy rate (number of seats used) reached 78.4%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points compared to December 2009.
If we consider specifically Copa Airlines, the increased traffic was 23.1% and the occupancy rate reached 79.4%, 2.1 percentage points more than in December 2009.
Boeing completed a critical design review for Required Navigation Performance procedures (RNP) in work at Panama's Tocumen and Howard Airports.
The critical design review, which took place at the Copa Airlines training center in Panama City, assesses the "fly-ability" of the procedures and ensures compatibility with airline crew procedures. RNP uses global-positioning satellites and onboard flight-management systems to guide airplanes accurately along precise flight paths.