New direct flights between U.K. and Costa Rica

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Published on Wednesday, March 29, 2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

The British airline, Tourism Union International, known as TUI, launched more direct flights between the U.K. and Costa Rica.

According to the Institute of Tourism, starting in November, the airline will offer one additional flight on Wednesdays between the London Gatwick International Airport (LGW) and the Daniel Oduber-Quiros International Airport (LIR), known as Guanacaste Airport.

The airline offers 345 seats in a Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner aircraft as the only direct flight between Guanacaste and U.K.

TUI opened flights between the U.K. and Costa Rica in 2015. Additional information about flight schedules can be found on the airline website.

The U.K. airline is one of many that are increasing the frequency of their flights to Costa Rica. Recently, the Texas-headquartered airline, Southwest, launched more direct flights between Denver International Airport (DEN) and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO).

This week, the first direct private flight from New Zealand arrived in Costa Rica. The flight departed from Auckland Airport (AKL) to Guanacaste Airport (LIR).

Also, the Dominican Republic low-fare airline, Arajet, launched a promotional offer, providing non-stop airfare for $3 plus tax on flights between Costa Rica and their country.

According to the Institute of Tourism records, in 2022, about 2.3 million tourists visited the country. That is one million more visitors than in 2021.

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