Has anyone flown COPA Airlines

[deezl]

what do i need to do to get continental one pass mileage when you book with copa airlines website?

just enter your onepass number when you make the reservation or when you check in for the flight.

[ErikS]

what do i need to do to get continental one pass mileage when you book with copa airlines website?

It's easy. Just enter your OnePass number right on the Copa site. The OnePass program is Copa's program also. So you use your regular Continental OnePass number on Copa's site. And a few days after your flight, the miles will apprear in your Continental account.

2/4/2011 Continental 1468E New York/Newark-Las Vegas E / E 2,227 2,227 4,454 2,227 1

1/22/2011 Continental 0712ZW Puerto Plata-New York/Newark ZW / ZW 1,456 1,456 2,912 1,456 1

1/11/2011 Copa Airlines 438N Santiago-Panama City N / N 2,975 2,975 5,950 4,462 2 1/11/2011 Copa Airlines 796N
Panama City-Santiago N / N 921 921 1,842 1,381 2

1/11/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 1,130

01/11/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 349 0

1/3/2011 Copa Airlines 795N Santiago-Panama City N / N 921 921 1,842 1,381 2

1/3/2011 Copa Airlines 437N Panama City-Santiago N / N 2,975 2,975 5,950 4,462 2

1/3/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 3490

1/3/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 1,130 0

Above just now "cut & pasted" from my CO Onepass account.

[joeysterr]

I just landed last night from my round trip to MDE with Copa. Like I said earlier I was able to upgrade for free because of my small Silver Elite status with Continental on the first 2 legs JFK-Panama-MDE. Then on the return I didn't get the free upgrade for my MDE->Panama flight, the 1hr flight, still got my free emergency exit seat with empty seat next to me, the hood first class lol, but got it for the Panama->JFK flight, the 5hr flight which is more important and gives me lounge access in Panama for the 3 hour layover. Copa is always excellent!

[joeysterr]

1/11/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 1,130

01/11/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 349 0

1/3/2011 Copa Airlines 795N Santiago-Panama City N / N 921 921 1,842 1,381 2

1/3/2011 Copa Airlines 437N Panama City-Santiago N / N 2,975 2,975 5,950 4,462 2

1/3/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 3490

1/3/2011 Copa 25% Elite Qualifying Mile Bonus 1,130 0

Above just now "cut & pasted" from my CO Onepass account.

Hey Eriks, is there another EQM bonus or is it because you also have status? Just trying to get ready because during their promotion last fall the double EQM miles in my account scared the shit out of me!!

Glad to be able to talk about that airline on the boards, flyertalk is slow when it comes to Copa talks.

[BadJokes]

I just flew Copa last month from STI (Santiago, DR) to SCL (Santiago, Chile), connecting through Panama City.
They are affiliated with Continental airlines and use their OnePass FF program. They also recently joined the Star Alliance.

I was very satisfied with the airline and would fly them again. Both myself and my companion were upgraded on all four segments. With the upgrades come access to the VIP lounge in STI, and the Presidents Club in Panama City.

Were you upgraded because of your points or did they comp you?

[ErikS]

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Hey Eriks, is there another EQM bonus or is it because you also have status? Just trying to get ready because during their promotion last fall the double EQM miles in my account scared the shit out of me!!

Glad to be able to talk about that airline on the boards, flyertalk is slow when it comes to Copa talks.

I just checked my Continental statement online again (the whole thing would not fit when I cut and pasted it above).

For the flight from Santiago, DR (STI) to Panama City I received:
921 base miles + another 921 100% bonus
Plus Elite Qualification Miles (EQM) at 150% = 1381
Plus an additional 25% EQM bonus = 349

For the flight from Panama to Santiago Chile I received:
2975 base miles + another 2975 100% bonus
Plus Elite Qualification Miles (EQM) at 150% = 4462
Plus an additional 25% EQM bonus = 1130

So for the round trip flight I received a total of 15,584 base miles
plus 14,644 EQM's

I believe that part of the bonuses were based on my Gold Elite status on Continental.


With my return flight from the DR on Jan 22nd, and my Las Vegas Superbowl trip, I already have 21,192 EQM's in 2011.

[ErikS]

Were you upgraded because of your points or did they comp you?

I was comped (3 days in advance) because of my "Gold Elite" staus with Continental. "Gold & Platinum elites are allowed to comp "companions" to first class at the airport on the day of the flight. (I don't believe Silvers are eligible for this?)

FYI, I believe that for the past 3 years or so, I have received a comp upgrade on all of my Newark(EWR) - Puerto Plata(POP) & POP-EWR flights.
I've also used the Gold Elite Companion Upgrade feature to get several ISOC guys upgraded.
So if you see me at the airport, come on over and say hello!

[joeysterr]

For about a few weeks when looking for flights during the summer I get the a full 24 layover in Panama schedule. And I just found the correct wording of this:


http://www.copaair.com/sites/cc/en/A.../6BankHub.aspx

"Beginning on June 15, the Hub of the Americas at Tocumen International Airport in Panama will be expanded from 4 to 6 daily flight-connecting banks. A “bank” is the term used to describe the moments of the day when the schedules of arrival and departure of connecting flights coincide. This means:"

we can kiss those $316 STI flight goodbye!!

[BlueDevil]

Another reason I like COPA, as mentioned above, is because of its codeshare with Aerorepublica and membership in the Continental OnePass program. Aerorepublica is another airline affiliated with Continental. I've been banking a lot of miles with OnePass lately... and helps with an occasional freebie to Colombia.