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Alaska Airlines begins flying to Costa Rica

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Tatjana Obrazcova
Country: United States Aircraft: Airplanes

Alaska arrives in Costa Rica (Alaska)(LR)

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) inaugurated new service between Los Angeles International Airport and Costa Rica’s two major international airports. The eight weekly flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Jose (SJO) and Liberia/Guanacaste (LIR), Costa Rica, started Saturday and Sunday respectively, and is the first international destination Alaska has launched since 1991, when the Seattle-based airline introduced seasonal service to Magadan, Russia.

The new flights will be operated with fuel-efficient, next generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.





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