Frontier Files for Costa Rica

[StaySeated]

From the company website;

"We have taken yet another step towards potential service to Costa Rica by filing a request with the Department of Transportation. The filing process is necessary when seeking authority for any foreign routes and we have similarly filed in the past for our Mexico destinations. Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua and Panama."

Any guess on the departure city? We just moved to a new gate in MCO that has customs, so that might be the city. Regardless, hopefully this is a better money maker than the SFO-LAX shuttle. I am waiting to hear if this route will go to lynx!

 

[meanstreak]

If you guys layover there be sure to check out the Hotel Del Rey and Blue Marlin Bar. Have fun.....

http://www.1-costaricalink.com/hotels_san_jose_costa_rica/hotel_del_rey_costa_rica.htm

 

[ultrarunner]

If you guys layover there be sure to check out the Hotel Del Rey and Blue Marlin Bar. Have fun.....

http://www.1-costaricalink.com/hotels_san_jose_costa_rica/hotel_del_rey_costa_rica.htm

Hey mean, if those crews walk into that place, they may never want to come home! You really have to see it to believe it...no way to even explain it.

 

[MachBuffet]

Changed my life!

I used to fly Vanguard's airplanes down to San jose for heavy maintenance. I bought a condo in Playa Tamarindo on the Northwest Pacific coast last year. I try to get down there about every 6 weeks for 4-7 days. I am trying to find a way to leave this rat race and retire down there as soon as possible. Truly changed my life. Pura Vida! Everyone I have non-reved down there with has always been awesome. Usually go out of ORD to LIR. Shuttle van picks me up for a 45 minute ride to my condo, cooler full of cervesa fria, $20 including tip and I unplug from the world for a week. By the way, my condo is for rent when I'm not there.

 

[BJK]

Looks like the request has been approved. Specifies from "points in the United States" to "points in Costa Rica and beyond". No specific cities pairs mentioned.

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf101/469623_web.pdf

 

[Shrek]

Beautiful country and gorgeous women........have fun down there !!!!

 

[starchkr]

Hmmm...so if i read that correctly, that pretty much gives us authority to fly to any open skies destination or any country we currently serve (mexico and canada) without the need to reapply until the year 2009. So does that mean Belize and Jamaica are next (a little rumor mill there by the way)?

My big question now...layovers or three pilot crews down to Costa Rica? God i hope it is layovers...yeah i know, i would not be able to hold those probably ever, but it would open up other destinations that i would like to get to more often.

 

[Old School 737]

Hope they get the tailwind component upped for takeoff or they will be blocking seats.

 

[Shrek]

Hope they get the tailwind component upped for takeoff or they will be blocking seats.

What is it now for F9?

 

[F9 Driver]

15kts.