Airports Council International (ACI) published the list of winners of its “Airport Service Quality Awards” which recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers. In the category of under 2 million passengers, the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, took the second spot in Latin America and the Car...

The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) and the Canadian airline Air Transat confirmed an increase in the number of seats the company would offer to Costa Rica’s two international airports. Two flights originating in Toronto were added this winter, one to the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport and another to Juan Santamaría International Airport. “Attracting airlines and a greater number of...

The Upala airfield is now looking completely renovated after an investment of almost $2 million USD made by the Technical Council of Civil Aviation (CETAC) and the General Direction of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The Upala airfield had suffered severe deterioration after Otto Hurricane in November 2016; an intervention was necessary to fix and improve the conditions of the airfield. “The administ...

The Juan Santamaria Airport inaugurated this Friday the area known as Block Victor (Block V) which includes four new boarding rooms, contact bridges, basement to handle luggage, VIP room and pet area, among others. The block includes 6000 square meters ( 64,583.5 square ft.) in four levels and its another of the parts of the expansion plan of Aeris Holding Costa Rica, which has been executed b...

Domestic Airline Nature Air is working on reentering the domestic flights market in Costa Rica only one year after the tragic plane accident where 10 American tourist and a Costa Rican pilot and copilot died. Finally, the resolution $27 million dollars of the Airline’s insurance came through, “This resolution will eliminate another important obstacle in our process of refinancing to fly again”...

The Minister of Tourism, María Amalia Revelo and the president of airline company Iberia, Luis Gallego, signed a promotion agreement for Costa Rica in Europe. The announcement was made during the 2019 International Tourism Fair (Fitur). Revelo stated that this agreement will tighten the friendship of Costa Rican tourism with one of the most strategic allies in Spain. “The signing of this agree...

Civil Aviation in Costa Rica invested almost $5.7 million USD in the intervention of the Drake airport in Osa, Puntarenas, the updates were inaugurated by President Carlos Alvarado Wednesday January 17th. Tourism is the main economic activity in Drake, a region known for its lush raw nature. The project consisted of construction of a new 250 square meter terminal (2798.62 ft.), a platform to pa...

Costa Rica is the perfect place to escape from the cold Canadian winter, if you have not booked your flight yet and were waiting for a good price to do so, this is the right time, you can find deals for as little as $239.99 USD ($318.80 CAD). The flights, leaving from Toronto and arriving at Liberia, Guanacaste are operated by United Airlines with a short stop in Houston and there are also some...

So far in 2018 authorities of the Ministry of Public Security have carried out forceful actions to battle drug trafficking in Costa Rica and managed to achieve a record number of cocaine seized along with the breaking down of drug dealing routes and organizations. "Thanks to the investigative and intelligence work of the Drug Control Police, from January 1, 2006 through December 27, 2018 a tota...

One year ago Nature Air was the second biggest operator of domestic flights in Costa Rica, but the tragic accident that took place December 31st, 2017 where 10 American tourists and the Costa Rican pilot and copilot died, caused the suspension of the airline and later it's closure. According to data by the General Direction of Civil Aviation, as a result of the accident, the number of tourists ...

Canadian airline Sunwing, began operations between the Vancounver International Airport and the Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, this is the third new flight of the high season that arrives to the city of Liberia, with a weekly frequency. Sunwing Airlines plans to continue offering these direct flights every Sunday through March 31, 2019, all throughout the high season in Costa Ric...

Costa Rica is the perfect place to escape from the cold winter of North America and Europe this time of the year. The high season has arrived in Costa Rica and will continue for the next four months, for as long as the perfect sunny days continue. The Juan Santamaria Airport expects close to 2.5 million travelers during this high season, 13 airlines increase their frequencies during these mont...

Civil Aviation in Costa Rica announced today the official reopening of the Quepos airstrip, which was supposed to be finished earlier this year. According to Captain Guillermo Hoppe, General Director of Civil Aviation, Quepos is the third airdrome in importance in terms of connectivity in the national network of airdromes. The plan to remodel this airstrip involves an investment of close to...

This Saturday, December 16, the first JetBlue Mint flight arrived at the Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia, Guanacase, from New York; even though this connection already existed, the modality of the new flights (Mint) is one of the novelties in arrivals to Liberia since its one of the most exclusive international services. Liberia became, the first city in Latin America to offer Mint, JetBlue is...

The eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano the morning of this Wednesday caused the delay of almost two hours of five flights that were departing from the Juan Santamaria Airport. The flights affected included two flights from Copa Airlines to Panama, another two from American Airlines to Florida, and the fifth flight was from Avianca with destination to Guatemala. In addition to this, a flight ...

Over 10,000 local operations have been recorded in the six months following the inauguration of the San Jose Domestic Terminal, representing a total of 50,000 passengers arriving and departing from the terminal between May 14 to October 31 of this year. Starting in early November, the supply of regular local flights was strengthened by the launch of Costa Rica Green Airways, a Costa Rican-owned...

Aerobell Airlines began operations as a domestic airline in Costa Rica back on July 24 this year, flying to seven destinations: Tortuguero, Tamarindo, Tambor, Quepos, Drake Bay, La Fortuna (Arenal) and Puerto Jimenez, and now, it has confirmed the inauguration of four new routes: Nosara, Liberia, Golfito in Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro in Panama. The Costa Rican owned company has over 30 years...

A year and a half have gone by since the Solis Administration announced it had received the complete report regarding the technical viability for the international airport in Orotina, Alajuela, it also presented a few weeks later the much-awaited masterplan for the proposed project; this airport was meant to replace the Juan Santamaria International Airport which supposedly will be unable to meet ...

Manuel Jaquez, commercial cirector of low-cost airlines Volaris, announced this Thursday that the company will make of Costa Rica its Central American Hub. According to Jaquez, the company wants to give Costa Rica an airline with local identity as it once had; from here it will open new direct flights from Costa Rica to South America, the specific destinations were not revealed, but they will i...

The Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, will extend its operation hours to work 24/7 before the end of 2019. Currently, the Liberia Airport operates from 4 a.m. to 12 midnight, the decision of working an additional four hours responds to the increase of traffic to this terminal; this will also be beneficial to the region as it will create more jobs and will allow the att...

Mexican airline Aeromexico, inaugurated its flights connecting Liberia, Guanacaste to Mexico City, Mexico this Saturday, November 10 ; a route that will operate during the high season, ending April 21, 2019. The route is operated with planes with capacity for 99 passengers. This first flight departed from the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia to Mexico City. Aeromexico has also ...

This December, the Juan Santamaria Airport will inaugurate a new four level building of six thousand square meters that will add four new boarding gates, a VIP room and an area for pets. With this new addition, Costa Rica’s main airport will be able to handle 600 more passengers per hour. This new building is part of the works of project La Candela which will be completed by mid-2019 and whic...

The ongoing crisis in Nicaragua motivated the decision of Canadian airline  "Air Transat" to cancel all flights to this Central American country during the upcoming winter. The information was confirmed by Air Transat this Thursday, October 25, and justified their decision “due to the ongoing civil unrest and the weak demand of service”. This airline had three flights a week scheduled from T...

Avianca announced it will be adjusting the itineraries of flights to and from Costa Rica in order to “improve the service offered to clients”. “The schedule will begin earlier. We are looking to benefit travelers by arriving in a schedule were airports are less crowded, and in this way optimize their time in the air terminals”, explains the press release. The changes will be implemented star...

Skyway Costa Rica began its operations in the country today, offering domestic flights for locals and visitors as well as flights to Bocas del Toro in Panama. "Costa Rica has much to offer and the tourism industry is growing very rapidly bringing more and more people to this beautiful and diverse country. In order to experience all there is to do, flying from San Jose to various destinations i...

TAC Airlines, a company with over 50 years offering domestic flights in Guatemala, will be ready to begin operations in Costa Rica by November 16. TAC Airlines Costa Rica will offer flights to Liberia, Tambor, Quepos, Drake, Tamarindo and Puerto Jimenez from the Tobias Bolaños Airport in Pavas, the company operates Cessna Grand Caravan aircrafts with capacity for 12 passengers and Embraer for...

Southwest Airlines inaugurated this Friday, October 5th its ticket office in Costa Rica, located 250 meters west of the National Stadium, Rohrmoser Boulevard , Grandville Plaza. This is a historical event for Southwest since it’s the first and only ticket office they have in the worl. The event had the presence of the Minister of Tourism, Amalia Revelo and the U.S. Ambassador to Costa Ria, Shar...

Spirit Airlines inaugurated today the new flight connecting Orlando, Florida, US to San Jose, Costa Rica, this flight duplicates the number of seats available in this route. In the last three months of the year Spirit will handle this route with commercial planes Airbus A320 with 182 seats and A319 with 145 seats. This means that in the last trimester of the year the new flight will add an app...

Aeris Holdings, administrator of the Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica announced the investment of $3.8 million in technology to reinforce security, monitoring and surveillance of passengers and flights while improving efficiency. 20 self-service check-in kiosks, a new operations and communication center , the creation of a crisis response room, and free WiFi are part of what has been imple...

Captain Guillermo Hoppe Pacheco, General Director of Civil Aviation, informed today of the decision to declare yellow alert for Costa Rica’s international airports as a preventive measure in response to the general labor strike. The yellow alert involves increasing security in the perimeter of the airports, in the terminal access points and in the airport in general; this with the purpose of gu...

The request under code sharing presented by the companies was approved by the Technical Council of Civil Aviation. A codeshare agreement between two airlines, allow these to share the same flight under their own airline designator and flight number, opening new destinations for travelers. Currently Emirates Airlines offers five flights a week from Dubai to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the same...

Costa Rica Green Airways will begin operating domestic flights in the country in November 2018, joining the current market operators, Sansa and Aerobell. Green Airways, is being backed by CarmonAir Charter (operating in the Costa Rica since 2009) and will be offering flights to Tambor (Puntarenas), Nosara (Guanacaste) and Quepos (Puntarenas), leaving from the Juan Santamaria Airport. Initially...

Sun Country Airlines announced that it will increase its operation from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota to Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica for the high season, between December 2018 and March 2019. With this increase of 15 flights, the airline will operate a total of 53 flights that will be distributed as follows: 6 in December 2018, 14 in January 2019, 15 in February and...

A light airplane of the company Aerobell crashed in the area of La Fortuna, San Carlos, Costa Rica. According to information offered by civil aviation, the plane took off at 8:42 a.m. from the Tobías Bolaños Airport in Pavas and headed towards the Northern Zone (El Tanque Airport) in a flight that was only 22 minutes long. The control tower received an ELT emergency alert from the aircraft 1...

JetBlue Airways will be operating its Mint ‘premium travel’ service with a seasonal route from New York (John F. Kennedy Airport) to Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Daniel Oduber International Airport) starting December 15, 2018. JetBlue Mint offers “fully lie-flat seats (16 in business class), artisanal dining options, the most free inflight entertainment, revitalizing amenities and more”, in...

This is the perfect time to book your flight from Toronto to Costa Rica for the months of September, October or November 2018, Avianca Airlines has rates starting as cheap as $379.00 CAD ($290 USD) round trip. The flights only have one short stop in El Salvador, each way. If you search in Google Flights it will give you the compared prices for a round trip from Toronto to San Jose by just se...

The strike of air traffic controllers at the Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica caused the delay of at least seven flights since 6 a.m. Thursday morning. According to AERIS, company in charge of the operation of the airport the flights affected are from airlines Delta, AA, United and Condor. The air traffic controllers strike obeys to a dispute between the labor union and the General Dire...

Aerobell Airlines announced its domestic flights to seven destinations in Costa Rica as of this Tuesday, July 24; the company that has 30 years operating in the country under the modality of charter had announced its interest in entering the market of domestic flights after suspension of the operations of Nature Air. “We have identified a lack of options in the offering of domestic itinerary f...

The expansion work at the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste began early last year and were supposed to be conclude before the end of the year, however, after several delays the additional 4,118 square meters (44,326 square feet) in boarding gates and 417 square meters (4,488.55 square feet)of the main lobby as well as new infrastructure for counters, stores and additional ...

The Juan Santamaria International Airport will welcome travelers in a colorful and innovative way, with the incorporation of giant sculptures of Costa Rican wild animals, beautiful photographs of the country’s landscapes, technology and more. These elements are all part of the “Sense of Place 2018” campaign which has the objective of making the hours in the airport fun and entertaining while at...