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$266
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Flight from Panama City to San Jose

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Top 4 airlines serving from Panama to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Panama to California. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Panama to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 8604 reviews
8.6Crew
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
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If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Nov 2024MSP - LAX
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If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Since it wasn’t a Delta flight, I was not able to sit with my group and there was no entertainment.

Three adults, three children. They did not give us seats together. Two seats together, in row 23, one in 13, one in 14, one in 10, and one in 17. When we got on the plane, the crew tried to ask people to move but basically threw up their hands. One person moved so we had two pairs of seats together. The 1.5 year old sat on a parent's lap (despite having paid for his own seat).

the fight attendants were great and i appreciated that they had season 1 of The Wire from HBO as a viewing option

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

I would like a glass of wine or some kind of alcoholic drink.

it was great! Boarded on-time, reasonable leg room, pleasant staff, decent food. The only thing is we were directed to Terminal 2 when the gate was actually in Terminal 1. Smooth ride. Landed early. Got off plane easily and quickly.

Very long delay but we just made the connection. The requested wheel chairs were not there so I had to assist/carry BOTH of my parents to the gate while carrying their bags so we could make the connection. The plane had no entertainment system and NO WIFI, legroom zero. Restrooms on ALL of flights were dirty and one restroom did not even work properly. I was surprised to see COPA like this since my flight with them in 2013 was incredible, the seats were amazing and the food options were spectacular. Of course, I see this kind of service on many airlines now, with services and hospitality at an all time low. The worse part of the trip was seeing my 90 year old parents go through hell on these flights and having to try and rush to a gate to make the next flight. Never again

So many hours of flying without salty food is a shame and the fact that they want to sell it to you seems like a rip-off

Copa is one of the airlines with the best prices and super good service.

This airline makes you check in in one terminal and then you have to walk to the other terminal. Its messed up

Copa crew is almost never great in terms of service.

Captain and Crew were excellent. The Boeing 737-800 was showing its age. In flight entertainment system was sluggish and my Business Class seat on the outbound flight had some mechanical issues. Only real problem was the location of the Gate in Panama PTY. It was a 40 minute hike from Security to the Gate. There should have been some sort of warning about the distance.

landed in panama it was in terminal one. We had to take a bus to terminal two for customs. Then back to terminal one. It was very frustrating. Then, on the way back from panama it was the same situation. We had to go back and forth between terminals to check in and drop our bags and then to board. When we were leaving, we had to wait in line for the boarding area and go through another gate security process. They told the bottles of water and coffee were bought while in line in the airport after we passed the main security. Ridiculous (and expensive). A much better communication system is needed.

This was my first time flying Copa but I'll definitely be back! Great service, professional agents, and delicious food for a fair price. Thanks for a great trip!

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

My experience was medium staff where great I dislike flying in triple 7 seats very uncomfortable and no room on jet all the rest of the flights where great

Great onboard crew. Boarding was a zoo, I got in line before pre boarding in Group 2, still had my bag force checked. WiFi was glitchy all flight. Seat and bathroom are both tiny unless you pay $$$ for first class.

Staff was generally seeming stressed out and was a bit rude and slow. Plane left late. Pilot was very well-spoken.

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

This was a 5 hour flight with no entertainment and with a snack being provided (pretzels and fruit bar), which are both high in carbs and sugar. Nuts would have been a better choice.

I paid over $200 for seat selection for these flights and I was still stuck on long international flights in seats that do not recline and do not have the head support cushion. At this point basically all airlines have those for all seats, and this really took me by surprise and made me not ever want to travel on Avianca. The Kayak agent who called me for the seat selection (Donovan) was courteous, but it seems the system for this doesn't work. I was offered seat selection, for the $200+, but without being able to see what I was selecting, with no guarantee where I'd be...and then I still ended up in terrible seats. On my way to, and especially after, a very intense business trip, the seat situation really soured my experience.

Overpriced checked bag price of $120 and they charge you for carryon if the size is not minimal of $120.

Felt very cramped in the back of plane. There was an hour delay for take off sitting on the runway, but we did arrive on time. They charge $120 for carry on bag and backpack at the airport its ridiculous.

Same experience, very poor food, drinks or entertainment while flying. There are some products offered to buy but only using debit or credit cards . No friendly for seniors or people without cards.

Avíanca now has cero entertainment, food and even water for their travels in economy. We spend all 6 or more hours ignored or we are offered products to buy using only credit card .

Poor In food , poor in entertainment , passengers don’t get for free not even water

$120 for a carry on bag !!!!!! Insane. Back-breaking seats. Do not recline. Food service is a disgrace. They give only water and a salty snack. Everything else has a price.

Worst in 25 years. A 10 hours flight from Buenos Aires to Costa Rica and no free food! Then the food available for purchase was sold out in 5 minutes. I was travelling with two kids and wasn't ready to keep them happy with chips and cookies for such a long time. Avianca doesn't make sure that minors sit next to an adult so I was forced to pay 65 USD for each seat in a so called premium seat whic is exactly the same as the economy free seats. Never again with Avianca.

It’s very nice, the only thing is that we have to purchase food.

Our flight from BOS - BOG was delayed 10 hours because they were waiting for a Flight attendant to fly from Miami. They lied and said they would give us food and hotel. That was a straight Lie! It never came! We were in the airport for 13 hours with Two babies. We were on the plane 7 more Hours. When we asked to get diapers from our checked luggage, Jorge in Boston told my wife she should have planned better. Meanwhile, the 10 Avianca Employees Sat there and did nothing for 13 hours. Yes, we planned for 10 hours with the wait and the flight, not 20 hours JORGE! If this was an American company we would have got a refund! But they are not up to American standards. The kicker is they apparently needed the 3rd stewardess to serve the food. Guess what? It was 4AM when they tried to serve the FOOD! Everybody was asleep by then! Ridiculous! Never Again!

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/13Tue
2 stopsAvianca
16h 50mPTY-LAX
5/20Tue
2 stopsAvianca
14h 50mLAX-PTY
$436
3/18Tue
2 stopsAvianca
16h 45mPTY-LAX
3/27Thu
2 stopsAvianca
14h 35mLAX-PTY
$439
1/21Tue
1 stop
15h 40mPTY-LAS
1/23Thu
1 stop
13h 09mLAS-PTY
$495
2/16Sun
2 stops
23h 25mPTY-LAS
2/20Thu
1 stop
10h 10mLAS-PTY
$496
1/14Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 10mPTY-LAX
1/30Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 50mLAX-PTY
$578
1/23Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
18h 48mPTY-LAS
1/27Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 33mLAS-PTY
$578
2/6Thu
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 16mPTY-LAX
2/26Wed
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 14mLAX-PTY
$620
6/5Thu
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 53mPTY-LAS
6/8Sun
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 21mLAS-PTY
$620
2/1Sat
1 stopDelta
16h 32mPTY-LAS
2/6Thu
1 stopDelta
17h 26mLAS-PTY
$673
6/13Fri
1 stopDelta
12h 07mPTY-LAS
6/21Sat
1 stopDelta
10h 19mLAS-PTY
$689

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/7Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
23h 51mPTY-SJC
$266
2/5Wed
2 stopsAvianca
16h 45mPTY-LAX
$268
1/24Fri
2 stopsAvianca
21h 00mPTY-LAX
$269
2/12Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
11h 32mPTY-SFO
$343
3/6Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 59mPTY-SNA
$364
1/21Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
21h 06mPTY-SFO
$375
2/7Fri
1 stopDelta
10h 52mPTY-SAN
$385
3/6Thu
1 stopDelta
10h 52mPTY-SAN
$604
2/5Wed
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 15mPTY-LAX
$686
12/28Sat
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 53mPTY-LAX
$693

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Last minute flights to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
12/19Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 28mPTY-SJC
12/22Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 41mSJC-PTY
$524
12/19Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
31h 29mPTY-SJC
12/22Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 41mSJC-PTY
$593
12/19Thu
multi-stopAvianca
26h 00mPTY-LAX
1/12Sun
multi-stopAvianca
8h 30mLAX-PTY
$748
12/21Sat
multi-stop
35h 47mPTY-LAX
1/11Sat
multi-stop
19h 40mLAX-PTY
$772
12/21Sat
multi-stop
35h 47mPTY-LAX
1/11Sat
multi-stop
18h 25mLAX-PTY
$779
12/23Mon
multi-stopAvianca
18h 35mPTY-LAX
1/4Sat
multi-stopAvianca
8h 30mLAX-PTY
$802
12/20Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
23h 04mPTY-LAS
1/4Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 21mLAS-PTY
$1,131
12/22Sun
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 08mPTY-LAX
1/2Thu
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 14mLAX-PTY
$1,133
12/19Thu
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 57mPTY-LAS
1/1Wed
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 16mLAS-PTY
$1,133
12/22Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 32mPTY-LAX
1/1Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 28mLAX-PTY
$1,152

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