Departures
FLYING AROUND...
Pictured: Below: Panama City; Bottom left: Lima, Peru
thrice weekly. Air France offers a double-daily service out of Paris CDG, with Aeromexico flying daily. In addition, KLM operates from Schiphol seven times a week, and Lufthansa daily from Frankfurt. Or travel to North America, interlining at one of their hubs with carriers including Air Canada, Delta, American or United/Continental.
Panama Panama City At the Pacific entrance to the eponymous canal, Panama City is an important hub for international finance and commerce, its economy largely dependent on trade and shipping. With no direct flights from the UK, Panama City can be reached from Schiphol with KLM, flying seven times a week, or on Iberia’s four times a week service from Madrid. North American routes include Delta from Atlanta, American ex-Dallas/Fort Worth and Miami, and United/Continental from Houston, New York Newark and Washington Dulles.
Peru Lima Located on the Pacific coast, with a thriving seaport, the capital of Peru is a major player in trade with the Asian markets, and is the country’s financial and industrial centre. There are no direct flights from the UK to
Lima. From Europe, KLM flies daily from Schiphol, Air France five times a week out of Paris CDG, with Iberia offering ten services weekly and Air Europa four, both from Madrid.
Flights from their respective North American hubs are with Air Canada, Delta, American and United/Continental.
Uruguay Montevideo The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo is the economic hub of Uruguay, its port playing an increasing role in foreign trade. Banking is also important. There are no direct flights from the UK to Montevideo. Instead, Iberia flies five times a week from Madrid, along with LAN, which offers a frequent service via Santiago. Or fly with American Airlines from Miami.
Venezuela Caracas The oil and gas industries dominate the economy of the Venezuelan capital. Also important is the services sector, together with the manufacture of chemicals, textiles, iron and rubber. Air Europa serves Caracas four times a week
from Gatwick via Madrid. Air France flies from Paris CDG, Iberia from Madrid, TAP from Lisbon, and Lufthansa out of Frankfurt, all with a daily frequency. From North America, Air Canada flies from Toronto, Delta from Atlanta, and American ex Dallas/Fort Worth, New York JFK and Miami.
THE CARBON COST
THE table below shows the distance covered by a return flight between London and the destination, along with the approximate carbon emissions and the cost of offsetting it with The Carbon Neutral Company. See
www.carbonneutral.com for more information.
ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Cordoba
BRAZIL Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo
CHILE Santiago
COLOMBIA Bogota
COSTA RICA San Jose
CUBA Havana
MEXICO Mexico City
PANAMA Panama City
PERU Lima
URUGUAY Montevideo
VENEZUELA Caracas
24,278km 22,174km
19,159km 20,191km 20,298km
25,447km 18,490km 18,996km 16,322km 19,431km 2.4t 2.19t
1.9t 2t
2.04t 2.51t 1.83t 1.88t 1.61t 1.92t 18,486km 1.83t 20,278km 24,038km 14,954km 2t 2.38t 1.48t
£24.00 £21.90
£19.00 £20.00 £20.40
£25.10 £18.30 £18.80 £16.10 £19.20 £18.30 £20.00 £23.80 £14.80
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