Look you get new and exciting destinations.
I would dare to say that Panama would probably rank as being rather bland, when you look at some of the countries that we have not touched yet in that part of the world!
It's good news for those colleagues getting home to that area, who now have a more direct means, instead of having to go though the US.
Spending 17hrs plus in a pressurised metal tube is far from my idea of fun, so I won't be shedding a tear at missing this after I leave. Each to their own I guess.