Vuela Aviacion S.A., operating as Volaris Costa Rica, is a
low-cost airline
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as '' no-frills'', ''budget'' or '' discount carrier'' or ''airline'', and abbreviated as ''LCC'') is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing op ...
based at
Juan Santamaría International Airport
Juan Santamaría International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría) is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Alajuela, 20 km (12 miles) west of downto ...
in
San José, Costa Rica. It is a
subsidiary of Mexican airline
Volaris
Volaris, legally ''Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación S.A.P.I. de C.V.'', is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City l-888-Ʒ9Ʒ-I394 with its hubs in Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Tijuana, and focu ...
. Announced in March 2016, the airline began operations in November with flights to
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
.
History
Parent company
Volaris
Volaris, legally ''Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación S.A.P.I. de C.V.'', is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City l-888-Ʒ9Ʒ-I394 with its hubs in Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Tijuana, and focu ...
announced the creation of Volaris Costa Rica in March 2016, at which point the subsidiary was already nearing the end of certification with Costa Rican officials.
Volaris confirmed in November 2016 that its Costa Rican subsidiary had obtained its
air operator's certificate
An air operator's certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority (CAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets, and system in plac ...
.
Volaris Costa Rica operated its first flight from its
San José base to
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
on November 30, 2016, using an
Airbus A320-200
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wet leased from Volaris.
The airline's initial area of focus is flights within Central America.
Corporate affairs
Volaris Costa Rica is a
subsidiary of Mexican airline Volaris and operates as a
low-cost carrier.
The airline's
chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especial ...
is Fernando Naranjo.
Destinations
The airline flies to the following destinations as of May 2022:
Fleet
Current fleet
Volaris Costa Rica flies the following aircraft as of January 2023:
Former fleet
Volaris Costa Rica formerly operated the following aircraft:
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See also
* List of airlines of Costa Rica
*List of low-cost airlines
The following is a list of low-cost carriers organised by home country. A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills, discount or budget carrier or airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for elimi ...
References
External links
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{{Airlines of Costa Rica
Airlines of Costa Rica
Airlines established in 2016
Low-cost carriers