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 order to promote tourism passengers with flight connections in El Salvador will be allowed remain in the country and take advantage of tourist activities for up to 48 hours without paying taxes.
From a press release issued by the Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador (MITUR):
THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ATTRACT TOURISTS IN TRANSIT THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND INVITE THEM TO TAKE PART IN TOURISM ACTIVITIES FOR UP TO 48 HOURS, WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
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.
Air agreements have been approved with El Salvador, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Cuba in order to strengthen the open skies policy.
From a press release issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
The House has approved legislation ratifying four agreements on air transport agreements between the Government of El Salvador and the Governments of Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Cuba, which were submitted to the House by the Committee on Foreign Relations, Central American Integration and Salvadorans Abroad.
Progress is being made on an agreement for freedoms of the air to boost tourism between the two countries by increasing air links.
A Costa Rican delegation composed of the chief of Tourism, Allan Flores and Ana Cristina Jenkins, Deputy Minister of Transport is currently visiting the Asian nation negotiating the agreement.
"There has been a lot of hard work done between the aviations bodies of each country, we have had discussions with airlines to stimulate interested in the route and in April a delegation of Costa Rica tourism entrepreneurs was in China," said Costa Rica's ambassador in Beijing, Marco Vinicio Ruiz.
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.