The fuel crunch is the latest problem facing US carriers, which are experiencing a vaccine-fueled surge in travel demand after the anemic travel consumption during the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Costa Rica Tourism Board and United Airlines celebrated the first of two new routes for the U.S. carrier to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO).
United Airlines plans to fly 38 times weekly between the United States and Costa Rica by December, the carrier announced Friday in partnership with the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT).