Delta Air Lines Celebrates 15 Years of Uninterrupted Service to Costa Rica with Additional Growth

Increased services to Liberia and San Jose highlight Delta’s strength and commitment to the Costa Rican market

Jun 27, 2013

SAO PAULO, Brazil and ATLANTA, June 27, 2013 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today celebrates a milestone as the carrier marks 15 years of continuous service to Costa Rica with added service to the capital city of San Jose as well as Liberia providing additional alternatives for business and leisure travelers. The new daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and San Jose will start July 1 with flights from Costa Rica to the U.S. West Coast city beginning the following day.

“Our success in the Costa Rican market is a story of partnership and ingenuity,” said Nicolas Ferri, Delta’s vice president – Latin America and Caribbean. “We want to thank our travel agency partners and the Costa Rican government for their continued support over the years; we look forward to increased success in the years to come. It is important that we continue to provide more travel options to business and leisure travelers going to and from San Jose and Liberia to help fuel economic growth in the market.”

"Undoubtedly, through these 15 years, Delta Air Lines has always been a strategic partner. The addition of new routes, improvements on itinerary and service enhancements are proof of the company’s continued support to Costa Rica’s travel industry,” said Costa Rican Minister of Tourism Alan Flores. “Delta pioneered services to the Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport and it continues to increase flights to Liberia. We express our best success wishes and thank Delta for trusting Costa Rica as a tourist destination.”

The following schedule presents the four daily nonstop flights offered year-round to Costa Rican markets: 

Flight	Departure	Arrival	Frequency
DL 353	Atlanta (ATL) at 9:50 a.m.	Liberia (LIR) at 12:52 p.m.	Daily
DL 356	Liberia (LIR) at 2:05 p.m.	Atlanta (ATL) at 6:55 p.m.	Daily
DL 415	Atlanta (ATL) at 9:45 a.m.	San Jose (SJO) at 12:49 p.m.	Daily
DL 414	San Jose (SJO) at 8:00 a.m.	Atlanta (ATL) at 12:57 p.m.	Daily
DL 413	Atlanta (ATL) at 5:30 p.m.	San Jose (SJO) at 8:29 p.m.	Daily
DL 214	San Jose (SJO) at 2:01 p.m.	Atlanta (ATL) at 6:59 p.m.	Daily
DL 465	Los Angeles (LAX) at 11:00 p.m.	San Jose (SJO) at 5:45 a.m. next day	Daily Starts July 1st
DL 466	San Jose (SJO) at 6:55 a.m.	Los Angeles (LAX) at 12:20 p.m.	Daily Starts July 2nd

 

Seasonal and Saturday services to Costa Rican markets:

Flight	Departure	Arrival	Frequency
DL 355	Atlanta (ATL) at 5:35 p.m.	Liberia (LIR) at 8:31 p.m.	Friday Dec 20 to Jan 3
DL 302	Liberia (LIR) at 9:20 a.m.	Atlanta (ATL) at 2:13 p.m.	Saturday Dec 21 to Jan 4
DL 701*	John F. Kennedy (JFK) at 3:45 p.m.	San Jose (SJO) 9:50 p.m.	Daily Dec 19 to Mar 30
DL 702*	San Jose (SJO) at 8:30 a.m.	John F. Kennedy (JFK) at 2:55 p.m.	Daily Dec 20 to Mar 31
DL 402*	John F. Kennedy (JFK) at 8:30 a.m.	Liberia (LIR) at 12:25 p.m.	Saturday
DL 469*	Liberia (LIR) at 1:25 p.m.	John F. Kennedy (JFK) at 7:40 p.m.	Saturday
DL 572*	Los Angeles (LAX) at 10:30 a.m.	Liberia (LIR) at 5:40 p.m.	Saturday
DL 691*	Liberia (LIR) at 9:50 a.m.	Los Angeles (LAX) at 1:30 p.m.	Sunday
DL 379	Minneapolis (MSP) at 9:10 a.m.	Liberia (LIR) at 2:44 p.m.	Saturday
DL 380	Liberia (LIR) at 4:00 p.m.	Minneapolis (MSP) at 9:26 p.m.	Saturday
DL 329	Minneapolis (MSP) at 7:40 a.m.	San Jose (SJO) at 1:10 p.m.	Saturday
DL 330	San Jose (SJO) at 2:25 p.m.	Minneapolis (MSP) at 8:01 p.m.	Saturday

* Flights still subject to foreign government approval

 

About Delta Air Lines

Delta is working to become the best U.S. airline in Latin America and the Caribbean and was just recognized with the Best Airline to North America award by Prêmio Destaque Companhia de Viagem,  by Grupo Companhia. As part of that goal Delta has established a long-term exclusive alliance with GOL Línhas Aereas Inteligentes investing more than US $100 million in GOL. Likewise, Delta has invested more than US $65 million in Aeroméxico as part of a long-term exclusive commercial alliance and entered a code sharing agreement with Aerolíneas Argentinas solidifying its footprint in Latin America. Executive Travel magazine recognized Delta with the Gold Leading Edge Award for the Best Flight Experience to Mexico. Delta provides service to 30 countries and 49 destinations in the region offering more than 1,000 weekly flights between Latin America and the U.S. Spanish speaking Delta customers can receive real-time, on-the-go travel assistance in Spanish and Portuguese through its Twitter channels @DeltaAssist_ES and @DeltaAjuda 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST. Brazilian customers can also access Delta´s dedicated Brazil Facebook page visiting http://www.facebook.com/DeltaAirLinesBrasil.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2013 World’s Most Admired Companies airline industry list, topping the list for the second time in three years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 328 destinations in 64 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. Delta is investing more than $3 billion in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground.  Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta and Facebook.com/delta.

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