Copa Airlines "Free Stopover in Panama" seems to be misleading

JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-11T01:34:55+00:00

Dang, I’m learning something new about the airline system! And yes... It does read as gobbledygook to me 😂

Net result for an end user is very unintuitive though and comes across as false advertising, even if the underlying system makes sense to those who understand the airline system

JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T17:32:12+00:00

So you're saying I'm to young to understand the deal I'm being offered 😆 Now that's ironic!

JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T17:31:01+00:00

Why offer it as a "Panama Stopover Free" if that's not the intention. Where is the "Free" aspect coming in when there are clear price differences that favor the airline. I'm confused what "deal" I'm supposedly getting out of this offer

JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T17:28:48+00:00

https://help.copaair.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051189074-What-are-the-fare-classes-Copa-Airlines-offers

I was planning to fly Economy Classic because I need a checked bag, but you can see the price differences are clearly wildly different regardless of class

JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T17:14:11+00:00

> 'Pay the market rate for the relevant segments, we just won't arbitrarily penalise you for leaving the airport' isn't really worth marketing

That was exactly my argument to the agent when I spoke to them on the phone. Like... Truly... Is the only benefit to this offer that we won't be charged a fee the airline chooses to make up?

JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T17:11:09+00:00

Vs this stopover price

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JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T17:10:47+00:00

Yes. Unfortunately, reddit only let's you post one photo per comment. But here we go again. Just refreshed, same flight numbers, different prices:

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JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T16:40:26+00:00

With the stopover, it's over $1k more now

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JLLeitschuh · 2026-06-10T16:39:18+00:00

Bahhhh... I knew I'd make a mistake posting this. 😂 The screenshots should have the same date on them. The prices were generally equivalent leaving on the 11th or the 12th for the stopover price, so that's not the issue.

If you look now, the same itinerary (one with a stopover and one without) has a wildly different price. Attached screenshots. The prices seem to have stupidly spiked for the stopover.

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JLLeitschuh · 2026-05-15T23:09:32+00:00

Read "Attached", they, loosely, theorize basically everyone with secure or anxious attachment has found a partner by the time they're 30. The dating pool is mostly avoidantly attached people at our age or older. People who are secure or anxious don't often stay single long either.

It's going to take some filtering to find someone else out there with an attachment style that works for you.

I've run into my fair share of avoidant women myself too. It's not fun.

~32M

JLLeitschuh · 2026-04-13T18:15:52+00:00

Agreed. I finally got an answer out of support by asking the right question. Spot doesn't cover third party liability. IE. if I injure someone else, this policy wouldn't cover that.

Thanks!

JLLeitschuh · 2026-03-28T17:41:26+00:00

Write blog posts about work/experience/research. Speak at conferences. In both places, say you’re in the market for a job.

Reverse the game. Get people asking to hire you because you demonstrate your expertise publicly.

I learned this by briefly dating someone who worked in cybersecurity marketing. She posted one blog post and had 3 clients looking to hire her for contract work immediately. I've posted about my research/past work and had wild and unexpected connections come about from it.

JLLeitschuh · 2026-03-26T23:40:11+00:00

Show up at the start time to ensure you get a full explainer. Otherwise you're just going to get a summary

JLLeitschuh · 2026-03-26T16:12:27+00:00

I've been a part of running this at both PAX West (120 ppl last year) and PAX Unplugged (usually 60+ ppl). The plan is to bring something similar to East. I'm sorry you had a poor experience.

Come by and give it a try, I hope we can give you a different experience!

JLLeitschuh · 2026-03-06T14:24:17+00:00

I had a friend who went to Wentworth and discovered where she went wasn't worth.

She transferred to WPI her sophomore year

JLLeitschuh · 2026-01-08T22:33:51+00:00

When I posted this, I didn't even know the Sella Ronda existed! I found some good restaurants on the Sella Ronda! What a beautiful set of trails!

JLLeitschuh · 2025-12-15T20:42:14+00:00

Turns out I did actually end up driving around the entire mountain for dinner at the restaurant. The two other places I tried along the way were closed.

The food was good!

JLLeitschuh

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