Martinair Soon to End Amsterdam,
Orlando, San José Flights
During one of the busiest
seasons at the Orlando
International (OIA) and the Juan
Santamaría (San José)
international airports,
Martinair has decided to pull
stakes from both, dealing a blow
to travellers to and from
Florida and Europe.
The decision by airline takes
effect on March 30, 2008, when
Martinair will no longer fly
from San José to Orlando, non
stop to Amsterdam.
Representatives of the airline
have yet to comment on the
decision, however, in a press
release distributed through
European tour operators, the
airline said it decided to
consolidate all its Florida
flights at Miami International
Airport (MIA).
Currently, Martinair offers five
flights a week to Amsterdam and
three to San José and is the
only airline to offer non stop
flights from Orlando to San
José.
Although the news is bad for OIA,
it may not effect travellers to
Costa Rica as the German
airline, Lufthansa, which is now
flying Orlando from Frankfurt,
could pick up Martinair's
Amsterdam flights to Costa Rica.
According to Vicki Jaramillo,
OIA marketing director, the
airport is now talking to
multiple carriers about starting
flights from Orlando to San
José, though she declined to
name the airlines.
In addition to Lufthansa, the
Irish carrier Aer Lingus has new
service to Orlando and British
Airways has announced plans to
expand its existing service. |
