More flights between U.S. and Costa Rica

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Published on Tuesday, June 20, 2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

JetBlue, the U.S. low-cost airline headquartered in Long Island, launched new flights between Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR), known as Guanacaste Airport, and Los Angeles (LAX) in California, U.S.A.

Starting this week, the flight departs on Wednesdays and Saturdays from LAX at 7:30 a.m. PT to arrive at LIR at 2 p.m. Costa Rican Time.

The flight to the U.S. departs from LIR at 3:51 p.m. to arrive at LAX at 10 p.m. PT.

Additional information about flight schedules can be found on the JetBlue website.

Currently, the airline offers more flights from LIR or Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) located in Alajuela Province, to main U.S. States such as Florida, New York or Texas.

JetBlue is one of many airlines increasing the frequency of their flights to Costa Rica. Recently, Mexican low-cost airline, Volaris, launched new flights between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and two main U.S. International Airports, Los Angeles (LAX) in Calif. and John F. Kennedy (JFK) in New York.

By facilitating tourism, air transport helps generate more tourism and economic growth in Costa Rica. As of February, the Tourism Institute recorded more than 554,000 tourists have visited the country. That is over 216,000 more visitors than the same period in 2022.

Last year, about 2.3 million tourists visited the country. That is one million more visitors than in 2021.

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