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Published
on Monday, November 18,
2024
By
the A.M. Costa Rica
staff
The
Daniel
Oduber-Quiros International Airport
(LIR),
also known as Guanacaste airport, has
announced the
temporary halt of its
operations this week,
from
Monday to Thursday for runway repairs. Coriport, the company in charge of
airport maintenance and repairs,
stated on Monday that the country's second-largest international
airport ceased operations from
Monday, Nov. 18 at 8:30 a.m. until Thursday, Nov. 21
at 6 a.m. "Passengers
should check the airport's website
for flight tracking information,"
Coliport
stated.
"Those
interested in rescheduling their
flights should contact their airline
directly." The
company warns passengers not to head
to the airport facilities since it is
closed. According
to Luis Miranda, assistant manager
of the General Directorate of Civil
Aviation, "heavy rains
damaged the airport's
runway, prompting a 70-hour shutdown." "An
inspection of the runway will be
conducted this week,
as well as asphalt repairs,"
he added. The
airport's
operational disruption will affect
over 100 planes. As well as over 5,800
passengers slated to arrive in
the country
and over 6,000 passengers preparing to
depart from Guanacaste.
Some of the
affected
airlines are
Air Canada,
American
Airlines,
United
Airlines,
JetBlue,
Sansa, Copa
Airlines, and
Delta Airlines. Some of these
are moving
their flights
to the Juan
Santamaría
International
Airport (SJO)
in Alajuela
Province. In light of
the airport's sudden
suspension of
operations,
the National
Chamber of
Tourism
(Canatur)
condemned the
chaos produced
by the LIR's reopening
and then abrupt
closure. According to
Martí Jiménez,
president of
Canatur,
tourists are
unable to
arrive or exit
the country on
their
schedule,
while airlines
must face
logistical
issues. "The lack of
preparation
and
organization
is
unacceptable," he said. "The
government is unable to fulfill its
duty of
providing
adequate
solutions." This is the
third time the
airport
discontinued
operations in
November. On Sunday, Nov. 17, the
airport closed
from 4 p.m.
until 6 a.m. of the next
day, on Monday,
November 18. Last week, the
airport closed
services from
Friday, Nov. 15 at 6 a.m.
until
Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. Tourism is
one of the
most important
economic
sectors in
Costa Rica. As of
July, over 1.7
million
tourists
arrived via
air,
representing a
13.5% increase
over the same
period in
2023. The
country
reported a new
tourism record
reached in
2023, with
more than 2,4
million
travelers. The
Directorate
General of
Civil Aviation
is the
state-owned
organization
in charge of
regulating and
overseeing all
areas of civil
aviation
operations and
infrastructure
in the
country.
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