Guanacaste Aeropuerto, a member of the VINCI Airports network, and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute announce the opening of two new routes operated by Alaska airline. This is the direct route from Seattle and San Francisco international airports , starting December 21, 2024. In Costa Rica, Alaska will operate these direct routes from Seattle (SEA) and San Francisco (SFO) exclusively to Guanacaste.
The frequency of operations will be weekly, on Saturdays, on a Boeing 737-8 Max with a capacity of 178 seats. The United States is the main source market for tourists to Costa Rica. In the first five months of the year, 344,789 passengers arrived via air through Guanacaste Airport from this country, according to figures from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).
The Minister of Tourism, William Rodríguez, stated that “The 2024-2025 high season is expected to be historic for Costa Rica due to the increase in operations announced by various airlines. Starting in December, Alaska Airlines will inaugurate two direct flights from the west coast of the United States (Seattle and San Francisco) to the Guanacaste Airport . These flights will not only increase the arrivals of our best prospects from those cities, but will also improve our air connectivity with northern and northwest regions, such as Oregon, Nevada and Idaho, as well as with cities in Canada, to which Alaska Airlines also flies ”.
Very excited “We are excited to welcome passengers aboard this new non-stop service .