The low-cost airline Sun Country announced that between June and August 2020 it will operate a weekly flight between the U.S. city of Dallas and the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica.
The operation will begin on Saturday 13 June and end on Saturday 15 August. The flight will depart at 8 a.m. from Dallas Fort Worth Airport and arrive at Daniel Oduber Quirós at 11:05 a.m.
Volaris Costa Rica announced that in 2019 it plans to launch five new routes and by 2023 it plans to increase its fleet in the country to 22 aircraft.
Regarding the new routes that the airline will begin to operate this year, representatives of the company did not detail the destinations, as they do not yet have the permissions of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation to make them public.
The Mexican Volaris announced that next year will turn Costa Rica into its hub, from where it will open flights to South America and will put two or three more aircraft based in the Central American country.
The representatives of the low-cost airline reported that their plan for 2019 is to start direct flights to South America from Juan Santamaria International Airport and expand from four to seven the number of aircraft departing from Costa Rica.
Charges, taxes, high fuel prices and other costs at airport terminals can represent close to 30% of the value of air tickets in countries in the region.
Airlines that operate in the Latin American region face an uncompetitive market, since in 2018 these companies are projected to earn $2.95 per passenger, a figure much lower than the $15.67 estimated in North America or $7.58 in Europe, according to representatives of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The Mexican airline Volaris will be suspending its services as of July 1, and the luxury resort hotel Mukul, in Guacalito, has announced the indefinite closure of its operations.
The crisis that has been going on in the country for the last month continues to harm the tourism business sector.The airline Volaris reported that it will temporarily suspend services to Managua from next week, and the luxury hotel Mukul Auberge Resorts Collection, in the South Pacific, announced on Friday that it will close its operations indefinitely.
As of October of this year, Spirit Airlines will start flying four times a week between Juan Santamaría International Airport and Orlando International Airport in the United States.
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute announced that flights will now be made four times a week, and as of November 8, the frequency will be daily.
Aero Expo Panama Pacifico will take place at Panama Pacifico Airport from March 21 to 22, 2018, and will bring together aeronautical companies from all over Latin America.
Aero Expo Panama will feature a static presentation of various executive aircraft and expert speakers on the subject who will give seminars on topics of great importance to executives in aviation companies, such as management of the costs of aircraft operations.
The Directorate of Civil Aviation has suspended flights by Nature Air, arguing that due to problems in the administrative structure of the company, it can not guarantee the safety of its operations.
"...According to Ennio Cubillo, executive director of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC), the measure was taken due to the resignation of the operations manager, the incapacity license of the air safety chief, ... and the death of the head of pilot training, Juan Manuel Retana."
Volaris Costa Rica has announced that as of March 2018, flights will start operating between San Jose and the cities of Los Angeles, New York and Washington.
The airline explained that it will operate a San Jose-Los Angeles flight on Thursdays and Sundays and a Los Angeles-San Jose flight on Mondays and Fridays, both routes via El Salvador.There will also be flights connecting these two cities via Guatemala, but they will be Saturdays and Sundays.
With the arrival of more flights to the two main airports in Costa Rica, complementary businesses such as car rental and air catering services are benefitting.
In order to meet the increased demand generated by an increase in the arrival of flights and new airlines coming to the airports Daniel Oduber, in Liberia, and Juan Santamaría, in Alajuela, companies that provide complementary services are making new investments to expand their production capacity and improve the quality of their services.For example, several rent-a-car companies have invested in improving andexpanding their vehicle fleet.
As of December 1, the ultra low cost Mexican airline Viva Aerobus will begin operating two weekly flights between Cancun and San Jose, Costa Rica.
The airline said in a statement that flights between San Jose and Cancun will only operate during the peak season.
Viva Aerobus has been operating since 2006, and today has the youngest fleet in Latin America, which includes 23 Airbus A320, including two A320neo in 87 routes to 37 different destinations.The owner is the IAMSA Group, who bought the stake from Irelandia Aviation, (responsible for the low-cost airline Ryan Air).The company is part of the group that also includes Viva Can in Colombia.
Arguing commercial reasons, the low-cost airline Wingo has announced the suspension of the flight between San José and Panama City.
This suspension follows the cancellation of the flight between Guatemala and Costa Rica, which the airline Wingo announced in January of this year.With the suspension of the flight between San José and Panama, Wingo is left almost without any operations in Costa Rica.
Spirit Airlines has opened a commercial office in Costa Rica, where it has been operating for the past ten years.
Through an agreement with a local company, the low-cost airline will have a commercial representation office to serve customers in the country.
"...There are at least 10 low cost airlines operating in Costa Rica according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority and Spirit was the first to operate under this format.Others include Veca, Southwest, Alaska, Volaris Costa Rica, Wingo, JetBlue, Interjet, Frontier and Air Canada and West Jet."
The Mexican company Volaris has announced that from June it will start operating two new frequencies, from El Salvador to Nicaragua and Guatemala, and another one between Mexico and Guatemala.
Volaris reported that the first route will connect Guatemala and El Salvador, and the second Nicaragua and El Salvador, and a third will go between Guatemala and Mexico.
The Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority has temporarily suspended its operating permit and granted it a period of 90 days to decide whether or not to stay in the aviation market.
The company must decide its future in a maximum period of three months, as established by the Civil Aviation Authority of El Salvador.Its executive director, Jorge Puquirre, told Elmundo.sv that"... 'Their argument (the CASI) is based on current aircraft not being profitable under the terms of the low cost tickets offered'. However, 'they are already in talks with other operators looking to lease other smaller aircraft'. If the company decides not to stay in the market, the Civil Aviation Authority has the legal power to 'cancel the operating permit permanently'."