Review - Copa Airlines Business Class B737-800 Panama City to Lima
CM263 PTY-LIM
November 23rd, 2024
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In-transit:
I was hoping we could check out the new terminal 2 at Panama’s Tocumen Airport. However, luck was not in the room with us today, as our journey entirely skipped the new terminal. I’ve visited Panama City in the past, but I don’t recall the old terminal 1 being this decrepit. Like what in the Newark Liberty is going on here?
Tocumen International Airport Terminal 1
Tocumen International Airport Terminal 1
Tocumen International Airport Terminal 1
This unfortunately meant that we couldn’t check out the flagship Copa Club at the new terminal either. Alas, you can’t win all the time, right? We didn’t have long for our layover, so soon we were boarding our flight to Lima. Transiting through Panama City was painless, just like how you would transfer domestically within the US.
Boarding:
The plane for our second flight featured an older interior, albeit not the oldest in Copa’s fleet. The seats were largely similar, with the main differences being the lack of personal IFE monitors and power sockets. Oh, and these seats also didn’t have footrests.
Copa Airlines B737-800 Business Class Cabin
Copa Airlines B737-800 Business Class Cabin
By the time the boarding door was closed, there were 4 empty seats left in the 16-seat business cabin. Copa Airlines upgrades its members on a complimentary basis.
Inflight:
Our flight attendant Herminio (I think that’s how you spell it?) on this leg was a lot more enthusiastic than the one from our Ft. Lauderdale flight. He introduced himself to every passenger and described the meal service in extensive details - down to the choices for salad dressing, the flavor of the dessert and of course the varietals and regions of the wines.
In contrast to the meal service on our first flight, Herminio served bread and dessert separately. I should note that the catering out of Panama City was markedly inferior to what we had out of Ft. Lauderdale. I barely touched my pumpkin pasta, not that I needed a second dinner...
Copa Airlines Business Class Dinner PTY-LIM
The dessert turned out to be two macaroons. While I’m generally not the biggest fan of this French treat (I could live out the rest of my days without another Ladurée), these particular ones tasted like gluten free bread. There was, however, something else French that I liked (Perrier).
Copa Airlines Business Class Dinner Dessert PTY-LIM
On Arrival:
After a short nap, we started our descent into Lima. We were beyond ready to get to bed at this point, as it was around 1am by the time we landed. I’ve summarized Copa business class in my previous post, so I won’t be repeating myself here. We bid farewell to Herminio and hopped in our Uber to the Miraflores Park Hotel.