West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
The MD-82 arrived at Panama City's Tocumen International Airport after a flight from Medellín, Spain's Medellín-José María Córdova Airport. The plane was then prepared to carry out a flight to the Caribbean island of Martinique. Flight 708 departed Panama City at about 06:00 UTC and climbed to its cruising altitude of FL310. This altitude was reached at about 06:25 UTC.