South America and Star Alliance

Avianca, Copa and Taca, all important airlines in the central/Latin America region are to join the Star Alliance.  Avianca owns Taca (and Aerogal), and is listed on the Columbian Stock Exchange, and has routes to Europe.

The combined network gives Star Alliance a more prominent footprint in Central America, the Caribbean and the northern and western regions of South America, as well as additional direct connections between Latin America and cities in Europe.

Star Alliance passengers will in future have access to a large range of new destinations and flights connecting through the Copa Airlines hubs in Panama City (Panama) and Bogota (Colombia) and the Avianca-Taca hubs in Bogota (Colombia), San Salvador (El Salvador), Lima (Peru) and San Jose (Costa Rica).

A target of mid-2012 has been set for the integration of the airlines into Star Alliance. www.staralliance.com

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