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KLM inaugurates direct Amsterdam-Costa Rica flight

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A KLM Boeing 787.
Courtesy of KLM

KLM Royal Dutch airlines inaugurated its new direct flight to Costa Rica on Tuesday. The Amsterdam-San José flight will be offered twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays, from November to March.

The flights will leave Amsterdam at 3:25 pm and arrive in San José at 8:05 local time, according to a statement from KLM. The return flight will leave San José at 10:05 pm and arrive in Amsterdam at 3:10 pm the following day.

Passengers to Amsterdam will travel on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the most modern plane in the KLM fleet.

 

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