Lufthansa is further expanding its route network to South America with the airline set to offer year-round flights to Panama City for the first time from November 16th, subject to government approval.

An Airbus A340-300 aircraft will fly five times a week between Frankfurt and the economic metropolis in Central America.

Flight LH 484 will take off from Frankfurt at 10.15 and arrive in Panama by 16:40 (local time) after a flight time of 12 hours and 25 minutes.

The return flight LH 485 will depart from Panama City in the early evening as a night flight and land at Frankfurt Airport the following morning.

On board, passengers can expect to find Lufthansa’s usual high level of comfort.

A total of 298 seats will be available in Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class, featuring the latest cabin design in all classes: seats in the new Business Class can be converted at the touch of a button into a comfortable horizontal bed measuring 6.5 feet in length.

In the new Premium Economy Class, increased legroom and a greater seat pitch await passengers.

With the individual in-flight entertainment system, a wide range of entertainment is offered for passengers in all travel classes, as well as FlyNet, the wireless broadband internet.

Lufthansa is also expanding its partnership with the Panamanian airline Copa.

In the future, Lufthansa passengers will be able to easily reach an additional 50 destinations in Central and South America and the Caribbean with the partner airline.

The most important travel destinations in Copa’s network include airports in Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

The times of the Lufthansa services are coordinated with Copa’s connecting flights to allow passengers to transfer comfortably at Tocumen Airport, Copa’s hub.

Panama is located between Costa Rica and Columbia and has recorded increasingly strong economic growth in recent years.

Besides the famous Panama Canal, it has an important banking sector, a favourable geographic location and good infrastructure, providing reasons for a business trip to the Central American country.

Untouched beaches and a large number of national parks with their rainforests, mangroves and unique subaquatic world also promise leisure travellers an unforgettable trip.