British Airways announced the new non-stop flights between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in Alajuela Province and London Gatwick International Airport (LGW) in the U.K. 

According to AERIS, the company in charge of SJO operations, British Airways offers direct flights three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 

From Costa Rica to the UK, the departures are set from SJO at 6:30 p.m. Costa Rican time and arrive at LGW airport at 10:50 a.m. of the next day UK time.

 

From the UK to Costa Rica, the departures are set from LGW airport at 11 a.m. UK time, and arrive at SJO airport at 10:50 a.m. of the next day Costa Rican time.

People interested in flight itineraries should visit the airline's website.

British Airways is one of many airlines that offers new flights to Costa Rica. Recently, American Airlines, one of the U.S. top airlines, increased flights from Florida to Costa Rica.

As of Sept., Costa Rica reached over 1.8 million tourists. Of these, over 49,000 British tourists have visited Costa Rica. The Tourism Institute statistics show that each British tourist had an average expense of $133 per day with a stay of close to 15 nights.

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

 

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