Overview
- The airport resumed full operations early Monday with a private sanitary flight from Mendoza that enabled a multiorgan donation at HECA, which officials said could save or significantly improve at least six lives.
- Copa Airlines is set to mark the runway’s scheduled-service debut with flight CM 882 arriving from Panama at 1:13 a.m. Tuesday and departing at 1:30 a.m. as CM 836.
- The 90-day project repaved the 3,000-meter runway, installed next-generation LED lighting, expanded the terminal by about 10,500 m², added two jet bridges and escalators, and renewed the international sector.
- Announced services include Arajet to Punta Cana from June 16 and World2Fly to Madrid from October 1, with the airport projecting more than 50 weekly connections to seven countries in 2026.
- Airport leaders report advanced talks with JetSMART for Santiago de Chile and Paranair for Asunción as they build short-haul links to support long-haul growth.