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 -Published: Monday, November 4, 2019- JetBlue
starts new nonstop
New York-Alajuela route By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The JetBlue airline inaugurated Saturday the new route between Juan Santamaría International Airport in the province of Alajuela and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The Airbus A320 schedule between New York and Alajuela are Friday, Sunday and Tuesday. The New York- Costa Rica trip departs at 6:25 p.m. The Costa Rica-New York trip departs at 11:59 p.m. According to data from the Tourism Institute, this year from January to September the entry of 996,929 U.S. citizens was recorded. "The U. S. continues to represent the main tourist market," said the institute in its statement. “We are very pleased to recover one of the strongest connections the country has had over the years with the United States, such as New York,” said María Amalia Revelo, minister of Tourism and president of the Institute of Tourism. According to the institute, people look for this airline for its comfort, excellent service, economy and positive reputation internationally. "This flight is intended not only for the traveler who thinks of vacations but also for the one who thinks of business," Revelo said. According to the Travel Styles USA study in 2018, the interest in visiting Costa Rica is the maximum in the history of American tourists. 44.7% of travelers from that country show that preference. Costa Rica is followed by Mexico with 42.7% and Brazil with 39%, said the study. According to the institute, during 2018 the currencies generated by tourists from Canada and the United States amounted to about $1.3 billion. This year, JetBlue also celebrated its 10th anniversary of flights to Costa Rica. The Orlando-San José route was the first in 2009. JetBlue currently offers direct flights from Costa Rica to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and now New York. The airline, originally from New York, transports more than 42 million passengers per year to more than 100 different cities in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. ------------------------ What other nonstop routes would you like to be offered to travel to Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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