Costa Rica Plans to Move Domestic Flights Out of Juan Santamaría
If you fly into Costa Rica and connect onward to Drake Bay, Tortuguero, Nosara or Puerto Jiménez, the government wants to move that second leg to a different airport. Under a plan announced yesterdat, domestic flights would shift out of Juan Santamaría International in Alajuela and over to Tobías Bolaños International in Pavas, on the western side of San José. The stated purpose is to clear space at Juan Santamaría for international traffic, which has grown faster than the terminal was built to handle. For you, the change means a ground transfer between two airports on the day you arrive. Right now, an international arrival and a domestic departure happen under one roof. Under the plan, they would not. The government has not said when the shift would take effect, and no transition date has been published. Nothing changes for flights booked this season. To make Pavas ready for that traffic, the government said it will spend close to $30 million modernizing the airport. Tobías B...