Alaska Airlines to commence LA-Costa Rica service

Alaska Airlines will begin flying from Los Angeles to Costa Rica’s two main airports as of the end of October this year.

Flights will operate four times a week from LA to both San José and Liberia.

San Jose flights take off on 31 October, with Liberia flights starting the following day.

This is a new departure in every sense for Alaska, which currently only services Canada and Mexico outside of US borders.

The airline has also announced new daily flights from LA to Baltimore, set to commence on 9 September.

“Our new Costa Rica flights are well timed for Los Angeles travellers and offer convenient round-trip connections for our Anchorage and Seattle customers, while our new Baltimore service provides passengers greater access to the nation’s capital, complementing our daily nonstop service to Reagan National Airport,” said John Kirby, Alaska’s vice president of capacity planning.

4 May 2015