The majority of the airlines that serve Costa Rica are suspending or limiting their flights to the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to…
An Alaska Airlines flight departing from Costa Rica on Tuesday morning returned to Juan Santamaría International Airport and made a safe emergency landing after suffering an apparent…
Juan Santamaría International Airport, Costa Rica's largest and most important international gateway, expects to handle nearly 3 million passengers during the 2019-20 tourism high season. According to…
Domestic airline Skyway will offer flights between Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro, Panama, according to a press release from the company. Tickets start at $161 for…
Issues with the instrument landing system, coupled with the rainy season weather, have caused numerous missed approaches and flight cancellations at Costa Rica's busiest airport. Fourteen flights…
Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport is busier than ever. The airport, which serves the city of San José and the surrounding Greater Metropolitan Area, has recently…
Juan Santamaría International Airport is accommodating more airplanes with greater efficiency thanks to recent infrastructure improvements, Costa Rica's Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) says. According to DGAC, the…
Costa Rica, lacking an army since 1948, doesn’t have many war heroes. The most notable exception is Juan Santamaría, a poor drummer boy from Alajuela. Celebrated every year…
April 11 is Juan Santamaría Day, a Costa Rican holiday to remember the Battle of Rivas in 1856 and the heroic action of Juan Santamaría, a common…
“Heroes 1856” is Costa Rica's first-ever original rock opera, but this innovation is rooted in the past: It stars a large group of young musicians, singers and…
