Air Costa Rica

Air Costa Rica was an airline based in Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica.[1] The airline, a subsidiary of Air Panama, commenced operations in December 2015 with a fleet of one Boeing 737-300 aircraft.[2] It mainly connected neighboring South and Central American cities from its hub in San Jose.

Air Costa Rica
IATA ICAO Callsign
RI RII
Founded2015
Commenced operationsDecember 2015
Ceased operations2018
HubsJuan Santamaría International Airport, San José
Fleet size1
Parent companyAir Panama
HeadquartersSan José, Costa Rica
Key peopleCarlos Víquez MD

History

On 5 August 2015 the airline received its air operator's certificate from the Costa Rican aviation regulator and became eligible to start commercial operation, although the carrier did not commence operations until December 2015.[3]

The airline ceased operations in 2018.[4]

Destinations (planned)

The airline had expressed its intention of initially flying to the following cities.[2]

Fleet

The Air Costa Rica fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[5]

Air Costa Rica fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Boeing 737-300QC 1 1
-
149
149
 sourced from Air Panama[2]
Fokker 100 - 2
-
100
100
Total 1 3
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References
  1. "Air Costa Rica To Start Flights in Late 2015". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. "Air Costa Rica eyes late 4Q launch date". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. "Air Costa Rica concludes certification process, pledges to be a 100-percent "Tico" airline". 2015-08-06. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. "Air Costa Rica on ch-aviation".
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 12.
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