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Copa Airlines has launched a new route between Panama City and Tucuman, Argentina, marking its first service to this Argentinian city. The inaugural flight took place on September 24, with three weekly departures using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Flights are scheduled to align with Copa’s peak South American connection times at its Panama hub. With this addition, Copa now operates flights to six cities in Argentina and serves a total of 36 destinations across South America. In January 2026, the airline plans to increase its Argentinian services to up to 91 weekly flights.
China Eastern Airlines has resumed service between Shanghai Pudong and Vancouver after several years. The carrier began twice-weekly Airbus A350-900 flights on September 25, making it China Eastern’s only North American A350 route. The airline faces direct competition from Air Canada on this corridor. "In September 2025, Air Canada, Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan, Sichuan Airlines, and Xiamen all have passenger flights from mainland China to Vancouver," indicating that while there is some recovery in air traffic between these locations since the COVID-19 pandemic, average daily departures remain lower than pre-pandemic levels.
On September 26, China Eastern also began four weekly flights from Shanghai to Barcelona using the A350-900. This route targets a market of approximately 120,000 annual passengers and competes directly with Air China for travelers between China and Spain's second-largest city.
