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LatinNews Daily - 13 October 2020

In brief: Panama’s main airport reopens for commercial aviation

* Panama has reopened its borders for commercial international aviation and tourism after seven months of restrictions due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Under new rules nationals, residents, and foreigners who enter Panama will be exempted from a quarantine if they present a negative Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or antigen test taken within 48 hours. Anyone arriving without a valid test result will be obliged to purchase and conduct a rapid test upon arrival. If that test returns negative, the traveller will not have to quarantine. The resumption of commercial flight operations is part of a gradual economic reopening which began in June. Panama’s main airport, Tocumen International, is a major hub for Latin America. According to the office for the presidency, seven airlines resumed operations as of yesterday: Copa Airlines, Air France, Wingo, Iberia, United Airlines, KLM and Spirit while Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and Avianca are expected to do so by the end of October, and Turkish Airlines and Air Europa in November and December respectively. 

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