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Iberia is planning to carry 150.000 travelers |
The Spanish airline Iberia is planning to carry 150.000 travelers during the year in its direct route Spain- Costa Rica and vice versa.
The airline announced that by June 1st, it will offer seven direct flights between Madrid and San José.
This route allows Iberia to have more than 6.100 seats available monthly, just in the one way trip, namely double the amount it had in 2004 when it first entered the region.
Currently, the company offers direct flights exclusively on Sundays along with other six routes between Costa Rica and Spain, but with stops in Panama or Guatemala. This would be the first time for a European airline to have daily direct flights to Costa Rica.
In addition to this expansion, the company will also keep three weekly flights from Spain to Guatemala and Panama, for a total of 10 flights per week to the isthmus.
Silvia Cairo, Director of International Sales for Iberia, explained that the interest in having direct flights to Costa Rica is due to the tourism dynamism and business potential between the country and the European Union (UE).
Cairo indicated that the airline expects to carry perishable products and become a leader in carrying business passengers. |
