Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste just got a lot busier.
Over the weekend, Costa Rica’s second-largest airport welcomed two new routes from the U.S. West Coast. United Airlines inaugurated direct service to LIR from San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX).
The inaugural flight of from Los Angeles arrived on Friday at 3:37 p.m., while the first flight from San Francisco landed at 8:17 p.m. Saturday.
“Starting 2021 with the announcement of two new United flights is a great achievement because it connects us directly with the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles, considered strategic focuses for attracting tourism,” said César Jaramillo, General Manager of CORIPORT, the airport’s concession company.
Costa Rica began a gradual opening of air borders in August after the total closure of borders in March, when the first cases of the coronavirus were detected.
Costa Rica’s ‘Road to Recovery’ includes more flights restarting in early 2021
Date: Dec 10 2020
TORONTO Costa Rica loves its Canadians visitors, and can’t wait to welcome even more of them as flights to the country ramp back up in early 2021.
Air Canada has already restarted flights to Liberia, and so has WestJet. Air Canada will add more capacity later this month. Plus both Sunwing and Transat are expected to resume their Liberia flights in February, said Gustavo Segura Sancho, Costa Rica’s Tourism Minister during yesterday’s virtual press conference hosted by the Costa Rica Tourism Board.
Gustavo Segura Sancho with Costa Rica’s Road to Recovery visual, Dec. 9, 2020