As of November 2, American Airlines will begin operating the route between the U.S. city of Austin, Texas, and the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste.
The new route will be offered to the public three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) and arises at the request of the airline's customers, who were looking for more connections and international non-stop alternatives for the fall and winter season, informed the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).
Between December 2020 and May 2021, the average cost of airline tickets in Costa Rica increased 18%, a variation that is explained by the increase in fuel prices and the depreciation of the local currency.
One of the sectors with the highest contribution to the variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May was Transportation. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), gasoline, airline tickets and tourist packages abroad were among the main items with the greatest positive effect on the price level.
Starting June 6, the U.S. airline will resume flights to Juan Santamaria and Daniel Oduber Quiros international airports, offering a daily route from Houston, Texas to San Jose and Liberia, as well as a weekly flight from Baltimore, Maryland to Guanacaste.
There are nine airlines connecting our country with the U.S., our main tourist source market: Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska, American Airlines, JetBlue, Spirit, Sun Country, Frontier (as of July 1) and Southwest (as of June 6), informed the Costa Rican Tourism Institute.
In the context of the economic reactivation, the airline KLM announced that as of June 29 they will resume three weekly flights on the usual Amsterdam-San José-Liberia-Amsterdam route.
KLM will fly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays arriving at the Juan Santamaria International Airport at 1:05 p.m. and departing for Liberia at 2:45 p.m. From Liberia it will leave for Dutch soil at 4:40 p.m., according to a press release from the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT).
Avianca, Jetblue, Air Canada, Delta Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Volares, KLM, British Airways, Sun Country and West Jet, are the airlines that in November and December resume their flights to and from the country.
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, Costa Rican authorities decided to close their borders, but after a strict quarantine, air transport in the country began to be reactivated.
In Central American countries, nearly 8 million people are looking for travel packages online, and of this consumer segment, about 5% explore options for travel to destinations in North America.
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In the context of the economic reopening, it was announced that as of October 15, Costa Rican air terminals will begin to receive flights carrying citizens from Central America and Panama.
Due to the covid-19 outbreak, air transport between Costa Rica and the other countries in the region has been interrupted since March. Seven months later, authorities removed the restriction and airlines will be able to begin operating these flights.
The executive decree was modified to allow tourists arriving in Costa Rica to present a policy taken out abroad as part of the requirements for reopening international tourism.
The Costa Rican government decided to reform Executive Decree 42513-MGP-S and now foreign visitors will no longer be required to take out National Insurance Institute (INS) policies, the price of which exceeds $275 for a two-week stay.
In order to stimulate the return of airlines to the country and reactivate tourism, the government eliminated from the price of jet fuel, the subsidy that financed the cost of LP gas, bunker, asphalt and asphalt emulsion.
In this context of health and economic crisis resulting from the outbreak of covid-19, the Alarado administration, signed Executive Decree No.
On November 21, American Airlines will begin operating a new flight between San Jose and New York, and in December another flight between Liberia and that American city will begin.
The flight connecting the capital of the Central American country will be daily, departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport at 3:59 p.m. and arriving at Juan Santamaría at 9:42 p.m..
Beginning October 29 of this year, KLM will operate four flights per week between the Dutch city and Liberia, Guanacaste, with a stopover at Juan Santamaría Airport.
The flights will be made in a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with 30 seats in World Business Class, 45 seats in Economy Comfort and 219 seats in Economy Class, the airline said in a statement.
Starting in February, Canada's Air Transat will add two direct flights from the City of Toronto, one to Liberia and the other to San Jose.
The North American airline adds a new destination, since it already had two flights a week between Montreal and Liberia, and also another two from San Jose to the Canadian city.
Nacion.com reports that Annick Guérard, director of operations at Air Transat, said in a statement that "...
From January to April 2019 the company Apple Vacations will be running a weekly charter flight between the airport of Liberia, Guanacaste, and Rockford in Illinois, United States.
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) reported that the route which will bring 2,340 tourists to the country will have a weekly frequency.
The country has strengthened a key factor in the tourism industry, which had suffered a blow when Avianca / Taca stopped operating its regional hub at the Juan Santamaria Airport.
The available seats going to the airport terminal in the main tourist area of Costa Rica, Daniel Oduber International Airport, increased by 57%.
The stock price of Copa Holdings has fallen and at the same time the airline has stopped accepting Argentina's currency for ticket sales.
Restrictions in Argentina for converting local currency to dollars and for sending funds abroad, have now forced American Airlines and Air Canada to take the same measure implemented by Copa.