On September 1, 2026, Copa Airlines reactivated its Caracas–Panama City operation with a daily flight, following the suspension caused by the June 24 earthquakes. On September 15, Copa added a second daily nighttime frequency between Panama City and Caracas (flights CM330/CM331). In early September the airline reaches 29 weekly frequencies between both countries. On September 1, Maiquetía International Airport resumed commercial flights with provisional air-conditioned infrastructure, operating at 45% capacity with around 14 reactivated airlines —including American Airlines with two daily frequencies, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Iberia, Air Europa, LASER, Plus Ultra, Latam, Estelar, Rutaca, Venezolana and Conviasa— and an official target of 60% operability by year-end 2026. For agencies, the Panama hub reconnects Venezuela with the Americas and the world, and Maiquetía's normalization gives operational predictability to international arrivals. Ikiratours, Venezuela's 100% B2B DMC and inbound wholesaler, coordinates meet-and-greet and transfers for agencies.
What it means for your agency
Panama is the natural hub for selling Venezuela from North America, Central America and the Caribbean: with Copa's two daily flights, any itinerary from those markets can once again be built on a single ticket to Caracas. Maiquetía's reopening also removes the operational uncertainty that was holding back quotes: international arrivals have a working airport with around 14 airlines and growth capacity into year-end. For agencies selling long-haul (US, Europe via connections), the message is that the gateway is operational and backed by international carriers.
What to do
Resume quoting with Panama arrivals using Copa's two daily flights as your base. For groups, validate Maiquetía connection times and transfers to Los Roques, Margarita or Canaima with operations, depending on the final destination.