The Mexican Volaris announced that so far, they do not plan to execute any growth plan in Costa Rica, because operating costs in the country will rise considerably in 2020.
Managers of the low-cost airline said that the increase in fares to Juan Santamaria airport scheduled for next year will represent a 59% increase in the operation cost of the company in the country.
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.
Salvadoran authorities reported that the Mexican Interjet is managing licenses to make flights between the two countries, and is expected to start operations in December.
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.
Due to the climate of insecurity prevailing in Nicaragua and cancelled reservations, two hotels in the city of León have announced the closure of their operations.
"As of July 15, it has been decided to completely close operations in the city of León, until there is a safer climate for tourism development," Art Collections Hotels reported in a statement.
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 airlineVolaris 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.
The Mexican company Volaris has announced that as of March 17, 2018, two weekly flights will start operating between the Guatemalan capital and the US city.
Representatives from the low-cost airline announced that starting from Saturday, March 17, the direct flight from Guatemala to Los Angeles will start operating, this flight is part of the new route that will start and end in San Jose, Costa Rica.
As of March 29, the Mexican airline Volaris plans to start operating two air frequencies between San Salvador and Cancun, Mexico.
The airline's representatives announced that the direct flight to the Mexican city of Cancun, will start operating from March 29, on Thursdays and Sundays.
The airline Volaris has announced that starting March 15 it will begin operating three air frequencies from San Salvador to Los Angeles, New York and Washington.
The flight to Los Angeles will start operations on March 15, the airline's manager, Fernando Naranjo, told Elsalvador.com.The flight from San Salvador to New York will operate twice a week starting on April 17.
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.
The low-cost airline Volaris has announced that from September 14 it will start operating three air frequencies per week between Juan Santamaría Airport and Mexico City.
Representatives from the airline in Costa Rica stated that the flights will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and will cost approximately $99 each way.
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 Mexican carrier Volaris has announced that from April 7 it will operate a direct daily frequency between San Jose and Managua from Monday to Sunday.
Volaris will have a daily flight every day of the week with departures from Juan Santamaria International Airport at 2:00 pm, arriving at Managua, Nicaragua at 3:08 pm.The daily flight will depart at 3:48 pm from the Augusto Cesar Sandino Airport in Managua and will arrive in Costa Rica at 4:49 pm.
Volaris has announced a new daily flight between San Jose and San Salvador, while the airline Wingo has canceled its flight from San Jose to Guatemala due to "market behavior".
The new air route announced by Volaris will operate every day of the week starting from February 20.The flight from San Jose, Costa Rica to San Salvador is added to the one the airline already operates between San Jose and Guatemala City.
The beginning of operations of several regional airlines in the moderately priced sector is auspicious for trade, and in particular tourism.
EDITORIAL
The launch in San Jose this week of the ultra low cost airline Volaris Costa Rica, with a presence in Mexico, the United States and Central America, who will begin operating next month with a San Jose, Costa Rica -Guatemala City (Guatemala) route, confirms how activated the business of commercial aviation in Central America has become.