Copa Airlines, a regional carrier, increased its revenues for cargo in the first quarter of the year by 25.5 percent and the courier service DHL reported growth of 6 percent.
Messenger services, better known as couriers, of Copa Holdings and DHL Express have reported a good first quarter.
In Panama, during the first quarter of 2008 there was an increase of 17 percent in messenger services with inbound parcels, and 11 percent for outbound items.