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).
As of October 27, 2020, Lufthansa will begin operating a third weekly frequency between the German city and the capital of Costa Rica.
Thus, the airline, which currently offers two flights per week on Thursdays and Saturdays, will also fly on Tuesdays round trip between the German destination and San Jose, Costa Rica, reported the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT).
Evelop! will operate seasonal flights between Madrid and San José for eight weeks from 24 June 2020.
Evelop! flights will be made in an Airbus A330-300 aircraft with a capacity of 388 passengers, leaving Madrid at 11:30 am and arriving in San José at 14:20 pm, informed the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).
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.
The airline began to apply for permits, and is expected to start operating flights from Europe to the Central American country next year.
Authorities of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica confirmed that last October 7 the company submitted its application to obtain the Certificate of Exploitation of Foreign Operator.
Starting November 1, Jet Blue Airlines will operate three direct flights per week between the U.S. city and the capital of Costa Rica.
This announcement is in addition to the one made last June 26 by American Airlines, which reported that from November 21 will begin to operate a new flight between San Jose and New York, and in December will begin the operation of another flight between Liberia and the U.S. city involved.
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..
The low-cost airline Wingo announced that it plans to open two weekly frequencies between San José and Bogotá starting in September.
The company reported that it has not yet applied for permits from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC), but that flights would be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and ticket prices will have prices from $130 round trip.
Starting December 18, Air Transat will operate a new flight between Vancouver, Canada, and two Costa Rican cities, San Jose and Liberia, in a chain known as a triangular flight.
The Airbus for this triangular flight is a completely new aircraft with a capacity of 199 passengers. It will depart Vancouver at 6.30 a.m. local time and arrive in Liberia, Guanacaste at 05.25 p.m. local time, with a stop in San Jose (Costa Rica).
American Airlines will add a daily flight connecting the U.S. city of Dallas with San Jose and Liberia in Costa Rica beginning on December 18.
The new flight has as particularity its night schedule, as they will leave Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) late at night and return to that city leaving San Jose and Liberia in early morning flights, known as red-eye, in an aircraft B737-800, with 16 seats in First Class, 30 seats in Main Cabin Extra with additional space, and 126 seats in Economy Class, informed an official source in Costa Rica.
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 "...
As of December, Air Canada will fly daily from Toronto to Liberia, Costa Rica, and from Montreal it will do so three times a week, during the entire high season.
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute reported that the airline will increase its frequencies to Liberia, in the province of Guanacaste, changing the "...
During the months of January and February 2019 United Airlines will fly daily from Chicago to San Jose, and Alaska Airlines will fly from Los Angeles, during the entire peak season.
A statement from the ICT details that "...There will be approximately 15,000 additional seats in the first quarter of 2019 for the United States."
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.