Published on Wednesday, July 3, 2024

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

United Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the United States, has boosted flights between the Daniel Oduber-Quiros International Airport, known as Guanacaste Airport (LIR) and the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in the State of California.

"The increase in frequencies and destinations in the United States allows us to provide our customers with a diverse network of travel options," said Carlos Granados, United Airlines Country Sales Manager.

The new flight options, which started this week, are every Saturday and Sunday on a B737 Max8. The flight from LIR to SFO departs at 3:27 p.m. CR time to arrive at SFO at 11:39 p.m. PT. Then, from SFO, the flights will depart at 10:40 a.m. PT and arrive at LIR at 5:58 p.m. CR time.

Additional information about the new flight schedules can be found on the airline's website.

United is one of many international airlines increasing the frequency of their flights to Costa Rica.  In June, Southwest announced new flights from six different U.S. cities to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in Alajuela Province.

United is one of several international airlines that are boosting their frequency of flights to Costa Rica. Recently, the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-headquartered airline, GOL, launched its first nonstop flights between Brazil and Costa Rica.

Tourism is one of the most important economic sectors in Costa Rica. Over 884,000 tourists arrived in the country via air between January and March 2024, representing a 16.8% rise over the same period in 2023, noted the tourism authorities.

In 2023, the country reported a new tourism record with more than 2,4 million travelers.

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