All of a sudden Panamanian airline Copa is taking U.S. points transfer programs by storm. Did not have that on my 2026 bingo card!

Capital One has added Copa Airlines ConnectMiles as a transfer partner, opening another way to book Emirates business class without fuel surcharges. They’re offering a 30% transfer bonus to launch the partnership, too. But even with that bonus, you’ll get fewer Copa miles than Citi and Rove offer at their regular rates.

Beginning November 2, Capital One miles transfer to Copa at 2:1.5 . That’s 750 ConnectMiles for every 1,000 Capital One miles. The 30% bonus runs through December 1, 2026, bringing the effective rate to 975 ConnectMiles per 1,000 miles transferred.

I like seeing Capital One expand its partner list again. They haven’t done so in a year! I just wish they weren’t quite so tight with the transfer ratio.

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