First flight takes off from new airport in Colon, Panama

The first  commercial flight from Panama's $58 million Enrique A. Jiménez Airport took place on Friday, four years after its trumpeted inauguration.

A Taeca plane carrying five tons of chocolate took off for  San Andrés, Colombia. Taeca received its certification by the Civil Aeronautics Authority on November 16  and is the only company established at the airport.

Source: Newsroom Panama