Although in the first semester the average number of occupied rooms in Panama City remained unchanged with respect to the same period in 2018, the figures are still far from what was recorded in the first six months of 2017.
According to the reports of the General Comptroller of the Republic in June the daily average of occupied rooms did not register significant changes with respect to the same month of the last year, product of growing from 4.488 to 4.490.
A bill proposing to charge $5 for each passenger in transit was presented, whose funds, which would reach $65 million, would be given to airlines as incentives to attract more tourists to the country.
Bill 150, called "Airline Incentive Law", was presented to the National Assembly on August 26. See full initiative.
Because the budget of the Civil Aeronautical Authority was cut, Panama decided to cancel the tender for the study, redesign and optimization of airspace.
Representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported that they took the decision after the Cabinet Council ordered spending cuts as part of the contingency plan.
The Costa Rican government announced that in the remainder of 2019 and next year, it plans to invest about $158 million in the modernization of international and regional air terminals.
In the international airports Daniel Oduber, Tobías Bolaños and Limón, works for more than $131 million will be executed, according to official plans. Almost $27 million would be invested in aerodromes in Palmar Sur, Golfito, Pérez Zeledón, Guápiles, Quepos, Tortuguero, Coto 47 and Puerto Jiménez, informed the Costa Rican government.
During May of this year, hotels in Panama City reported an average daily occupancy of 4,293 rooms, 4% less than the same month in 2018.
The figures of the General Comptroller of the Republic detail that in May the daily average of occupied rooms registered a decrease with respect to the same month last year, product of decreasing from 4,479 to 4,293.
Starting November 2, the low-costairline Wingo will begin operating four weekly frequencies between Panama City and Havana, Cuba.
The company reported that flights will depart from Panama Pacifico International Airport (BLB) at 12:53pm and arrive at Havana's José Martí International Airport (HAV) at 3:28 pm, and flights from the island depart at 4:28 pm and arrive in Panama City at 7:18pm.
In order to regain Costa Rica's air safety status, which was downgraded in May, the Federal Aviation Administration requested 22 amendments, of which 17 have already been completed.
The Guatemalan government endorsed the modernization of La Aurora International Airport, which costs about $117 million, through a public-private partnership.
After the consulting firm Deloitte Tetra Tech was hired to prepare feasibility studies, with the aim of establishing contract models that could be applied to modernize the Guatemalan air terminal, it was recommended that a public-private partnership (PPP) is the most efficient way.
Starting November 1, Jet Blue Airlines will operate three direct flights per week between the U.S. city and the capital of Costa Rica.
This announcement is in addition to the one made last June 26 by American Airlines, which reported that from November 21 will begin to operate a new flight between San Jose and New York, and in December will begin the operation of another flight between Liberia and the U.S. city involved.
On November 21, American Airlines will begin operating a new flight between San Jose and New York, and in December another flight between Liberia and that American city will begin.
The flight connecting the capital of the Central American country will be daily, departing from John F.
Aeroman opened in El Salvador its sixth hangar, which has an area of two thousand square meters and capacity to maintain 14 narrow cabin aircraft simultaneously.
The new hangar, which began construction in March 2018 and whose investment in infrastructure amounted to $20 million, is located on land adjacent to the Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport.
The low-cost airline Wingo announced that it plans to open two weekly frequencies between San José and Bogotá starting in September.
The company reported that it has not yet applied for permits from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC), but that flights would be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and ticket prices will have prices from $130 round trip.
In Panama, it is expected that the recent start of operations of Air Europa, and the next market entry of the airline Wingo, scheduled for the first quarter of 2020, will dynamize the alicaída tourist activity.
On June 3, Air Europa began operating the route between the capitals of Spain and Panama, with four frequencies a week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flights are operated with the Dreamliner fleet of the Boeing 787-8, with capacity for 296 passengers, 22 in Business Class.
The Ministry of Education of Guatemala tenders the air transport service for school sports delegations, which will participate in different international sports activities.
Starting December 18, Air Transat will operate a new flight between Vancouver, Canada, and two Costa Rican cities, San Jose and Liberia, in a chain known as a triangular flight.
The Airbus for this triangular flight is a completely new aircraft with a capacity of 199 passengers.
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