Costa Rica’s major airports to receive new air traffic control systems
An American Airlines flight departs the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) in Liberia. (Bernal Saborio / CC)
November 10th, 2015 (ICR News) Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia (LIR), and the San Jose municipal airport, Tobias Bolanos in Pavas, will all receive new equipment for air traffic control that will come into service by early 2017.
Costa Rica’s Civil Aviation Authority signed the deal with Spanish multinational, Indra on Friday, at a cost of US $12 million.
The funds were provided by the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA) as part if its obligations to member countries.
Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Carlos Segnini said that the new equipment is the latest in the field of airspace management and will ensure the highest standards of safety for aviation in the country.
Civil aviation authorities said that air traffic control equipment currently in use at Juan Santamaria and Tobias Bolanos have already served their useful life, making it difficult to obtain spare parts and increasing the cost of repairs.
This year has seen a number of new routes announced by international airlines to the country, including British Airways, Thomson Airways, and Southwest, amongst others.
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