Colombian Airlines Eye
Costa Rica
Colombian airlines have
set their eyes on Costa
Rica as part of their
expansion plans to new
markets.
Avianca and
AeroRepública have
announced regular
flights to the Juan
Santamaría (San José)
international airport,
offering up to 17
flights from Colombia
and Panama.
The arrival of the
Colombian airlines is
due to an increase in
business and tourists
between the two
countries.
Avianca, the first to
offer its flights since
January 21, offers
direct flights between
San José and Bogotá. The
Avianca route was been
operated by TACA
Airlines, however,
Avianca now flies its
customers on its
Fokker-100 planes.
According to CETAC, the
Costa Rican civil
aviation authority,
Avianca is looking for a
five year permanent deal
to fly in and out of
Santamaría. For now, the
airline is operating on
a temporary permit, with
flights on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays.
AeroRepública is still
in the process of
obtaining permits with
no date being set to
start operations.
AeroRepública is owned
by the Panamian airline,
Copa Airlines, and will
have daily fligths
between San José, Panama
City and Bogotá once the
permits are issued.
The flights will be
between the Juan
Santamaría, Tocumen and
El Dorado airports in
Costa Rica, Panama and
Colombia, respectively.
There is no word if Copa
will discontinue its
daily flight on the same
route in favour of
AeroRepública or will
operate both routes at
the same time.
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