{"id":2979,"date":"2018-11-08T07:16:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T13:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2018-11-08T13:26:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T19:26:28","slug":"azul-and-copa-airlines-announce-codeshare-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2979","title":{"rendered":"Azul and Copa Airlines Announce Codeshare Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Customers can conveniently connect to Azul\u2019s unrivaled domestic network when flying<\/span>
\nCopa into and out of Brazil; in addition to the codeshare agreement, Azul and Copa also<\/span>
\nannounce today the launch of their frequent flyer cooperation agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Paulo, November 8, 2018 \u2013 Azul Brazilian Airlines and Copa Airlines have announced today a broad\u00a0cooperation agreement that will connect the two largest route networks in Latin and South America. As part of\u00a0this agreement, customers can conveniently connect to Azul\u2019s unrivaled domestic network when flying Copa\u00a0into and out of Brazil. This agreement means that Copa customers can now potentially access all of Azul\u2019s 101<\/span>
\ndomestic destinations in Brazil, including 52 destinations not served by any other airline. In the near future,\u00a0Azul will also place its code on Copa flights into and out of its Panama city hub, allowing Azul\u2019s domestic\u00a0customers to take advantage of the broadest network in Latin America. The benefits and convenience of a\u00a0codeshare ticket include those of thru check-in and thru-baggage.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the codeshare agreement, Azul and Copa also announce today the launch of their frequent flyer\u00a0cooperation agreement. Starting in December, members\u2019 of TudoAzul, Azul\u2019s loyalty program, and\u00a0ConnectMiles, Copa\u2019s loyalty program can now easily earn frequent flyer points when flying either airline.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Copa Airlines is always looking for partnerships to offer the best travel experience and enhance our route\u00a0network for our customers. This new partnership with Azul reinforces the company\u2019s presence in Brazil as well\u00a0as expands our connectivity domestically in this important country”, said Dennis Cary, Commercial and Planning\u00a0Senior Vice President, Copa Airlines.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This codeshare agreement also allows us to offer more flight options to major cities in the Brazilian\u00a0southeastern and northeastern regions to which we currently do not fly and which, through our Hub of the\u00a0Americas, will be connected with Panama and the rest of the American continent bringing more opportunities\u00a0and economic development to these cities”, added Cary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operational excellence is embedded deep within the DNA of both Copa and Azul. “In addition to the broad\u00a0portfolio of destinations, this codeshare brings together two of the most on-time airline in the world. Copa is the\u00a0most on-time airline in Latin America while Azul is the most punctual in Brazil. This ensures the best possible\u00a0experience for our connecting customers”, highlights Shah.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the agreement is approved by the regulatory authorities, Customers of both airlines will be able to enjoy\u00a0all these benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Story from\u00a0voeazul.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Azul Brazilian Airlines and Copa Airlines have announced today a broad\u00a0cooperation agreement that will connect the two largest route networks in Latin and South America. As part of\u00a0this agreement, customers can conveniently connect to Azul\u2019s unrivaled domestic network when flying Copa\u00a0into and out of Brazil. This agreement means that Copa customers can now potentially access all of Azul\u2019s 101
\ndomestic destinations in Brazil, including 52 destinations not served by any other airline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[797,89,868,1103],"tags":[1697,118,914,925,1682,184,687,2289,2286,2287,2282,2293,2280,2278,2284,2283,2291,1329,2290,1125,2281,1936,2285,2279,1993,2288,2292],"class_list":["post-2979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airline-news","category-aviation-news","category-transportation-news","category-travel-news","tag-agreement","tag-airlines","tag-america","tag-azul","tag-baggage","tag-brazil","tag-brazilian","tag-check-in","tag-city","tag-codeshare","tag-connect","tag-connectmiles","tag-cooperation","tag-copa","tag-destinations","tag-domestic","tag-flyer","tag-flying","tag-frequent","tag-hub","tag-latin","tag-network","tag-panama","tag-sao-paulo","tag-south","tag-ticket","tag-tudoazul"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2979"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2993,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2979\/revisions\/2993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}