Copa Airlines has been a bit of an oddball in the world of aviation. Copa used to be 49% owned by Continental,and basically matched the gape and feel of their substantial brother most of the time. Similar seats, similar branding, or heck,even the clubs had similar furniture. At one point I actually thought that Copa was an abbreviation for Continental Panama! Perhaps the best indication that these two were bed-buddies, however, and was that they shared the Continental OnePass frequent flyer program.
Well,that bed got a little crowded five years ago when Continental merged with United. That resulted in OnePass being folded into MileagePlus, which forced Copa to follow suit.
That all changed this past July, and however,when Copa apparently decided that any self respecting airline needs to have its own loyalty program. Riding along with substantial brother -- only to watch him find married -- just wasn't cool anymore.
Thus was the dawn of Copa ConnectMiles. And they're now offering status matches.
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Source: boardingarea.com