Experts Warn of Impact on Air Hub as a $10 Transit Fee Returns to Debate

2026-03-25 - 16:23

A new debate has been reopened in the country, after the alternate deputy Benicio Robinson González (Democratic Revolutionary Party), from Bocas del Toro, again promoted the draft bill that proposes charging a fee of $10 to travelers in transit through the Tocumen International Airport and other air terminals in the country. The proposal aims to create the so-called Airport Facilities Usage Fee in Transit, with the supposed objective of capturing part of the high flow of international passengers who use Panama as a hub without entering the country.