SATENA launches Montería-Panama route with Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets
Colombian state-owned carrier SATENA will begin scheduled international services between Montería and Panama City on October 26, operating three weekly frequencies with Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft.
Colombian regional carrier SATENA is expanding into scheduled international operations with the introduction of a non-stop link connecting Montería's Los Garzones Airport to Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.
Beginning October 26, the state carrier will deploy 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets on the sector, operating three rotations per week scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Flights are timed to depart Los Garzones at 09:55 local time, reaching Panama City at 10:59. The return rotation is slated to depart Tocumen at 11:50, touching down in Montería at 12:49.
This service constitutes the airline's sole active international route. The commercial schedule aims to capture regional business, commercial, and tourism traffic across Córdoba and the Colombian Caribbean basin by providing direct point-to-point capacity without transit via intermediate domestic hubs.
According to SATENA, commercial demand generated 300 ticket sales within the initial 48 hours of availability, prompting the carrier to maintain an introductory one-way fare of 195 dollars across the first 500 bookings.
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