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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Panama Airport Expands

Tocumen's new terminal will boost traffic by 50 percent. (Photo: Luis Paulo Vinatea Barberena)


Business travelers already rank it as Latin America’s best for ease of connections.

 

BY ERIC SABO

PANAMA CITY -- After flying over skyscrapers and cargo ships waiting to enter the Panama Canal, the first view upon landing in Panama is the modestly built Tocumen airport, a no-frills hub that mostly serves to connect passengers to other flights. Until a few months ago, there were just a handful of duty free-shops and one restaurant. Visitors couldn't buy a newspaper or last minute gift, like a post card, to prove they'd been in Panama.


Now, as part of an expansion plan that may transform Tocumen into
Latin America's busiest airport, travelers can wait for ...

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