SATENA Sells 300 Tickets in 48 Hours for New Monteria-Panama Route. Colombian state-owned airline SATENA sold 300 flight tickets within the first 48 hours of opening reservations for its new international route connecting Monteria (Colombia) with Panama City (Panama). Following strong demand from travelers across the department of Cordoba, the carrier opted to extend its promotional launch fare of $195 USD per segment, which remains available for the first 500 bookings made across its official sales channels.
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Commercial operations are scheduled to begin on October 26, 2026. The direct service will operate three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays using 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft. The non-stop service currently stands as the sole international route on SATENA‘s active flight schedule, as the airline works to expand regional connectivity beyond Colombian borders.
According to published flight timetables, outbound services will depart Monteria‘s Los Garzones Airport (MTR) at 09:55 local time, arriving at Panama City‘s Tocumen International Airport (PTY) at 10:59. Return flights will leave Panama at 11:50, landing back in Monteria at 12:49 local time. Total block time between the two cities is estimated at just under one hour and ten minutes per leg.
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The non-stop connection allows passengers traveling from northern Colombia to bypass layovers and transfer times at domestic hub airports such as Bogota or Medellin. The direct flight targets business travelers, traders, and vacationers, while offering streamlined access to international destinations served through Tocumen International Airport. Additionally, local officials expect the route to drive incoming international tourism into Cordoba and neighboring areas along the Colombian Caribbean coast.
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