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Frontier Aims for Flights to Costa Rica
Frontier Airlines has applied for federal
authority to fly to Costa Rica, joining Spirit
and First Choice in the race to add Costa Rica
to their destinations
The Denver-based carrier has asked for an
exemption from the U.S. Department of
Transportation to allow it to fly between points
in the United States and various points in Costa
Rica "and beyond."
Frontier asked for permission to operate
scheduled and charter flights, and said it would
use its 132-seat Airbus A319 airplanes. No
airline currently flies nonstop between Denver
International Airport and Costa Rica.
Frontier chief executive Jeff Potter has
expressed interest in flying to Costa Rica,
where the primary the Juan Santamaría (San Jose)
International airport, as well as international
destinations such as Jamaica.
"Costa Rica is a popular destination, and we've
had great success in Mexico, so this would kind
of just be the next logical step here," Frontier
spokesman Joe Hodas said.
Frontier said its entry into the U.S.-Costa Rica
market would expand options for travelers and
stimulate more leisure travel.
Frontier earlier this year applied for blanket
authority to fly to any country that has an
open-skies agreement with the United States,
including Costa Rica.
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