Copa Airlines resumes operations at Tocumen after 7.2 magnitude quake
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Copa Airlines halted flights at Tocumen Airport following a preliminary magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 12:56 with its epicenter west of Tonosí, evacuated passengers and staff, and resumed activity after verifying the condition of the facilities and the control tower, while a secondary magnitude 6.0 event followed the first quake.
Several Copa flights were redirected to alternate airports, including Cartagena, Barranquilla, Panamá Pacífico, San José, Bogotá and Guayaquil, and the airline offered free ticket changes with no fare difference for tickets issued through October 9 for trips scheduled on October 9 and 10, allowing rescheduling through October 31 via its My Trips portal.