~ Brazilian visitors up 22 per cent ~
PHILIPSBURG--Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines has opened access to St. Maarten for Brazilian travellers by increasing its flights from twice to four times per week. Service is now on Sunday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Passengers make immediate connection at the Hub of the Americas airport in Panama City, without going through immigration and customs. Luggage is checked to the final destination. The additional service started on Monday. The route is operated with a Boeing 737-800, which can accommodate up to 155 passengers - 141 in economy class and 14 in business class.
The increase in flights is due in large part to an increase of approximately 22 per cent of Brazilian visitors to St. Maarten over the last year. St. Maarten?s South American marketing firm InterAmerican recently highlighted these figures and other aspects of St. Maarten during a training session in Brazil for about 100 travel agents. The training session was a cooperative effort with Anguilla.
Next year, the training session will be replicated throughout Latin America, including Brazil, and address the benefits and ease of access that Copa Airlines provides from the South American continent to St. Maarten. The airline currently services six Brazilian cities - Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus and Porto Alegre - with 42 flights weekly.
"We appreciate all the support of travel agents in the sale of our tickets,? said Alessandra Tortora, Executive Director of Copa Airlines. The Brazilian market is growing every year in its presence in St. Maarten. This year, the flow of Brazilian tourists rose by 22 per cent, a figure higher than in Latin America, recording an average increase of 18 per cent,? Tortora said.
While the high season in St. Maarten is between December and April, the Brazilian public are frequent travellers throughout the year.
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