Ecological escape – Frontier’s San Jose service
Costa Rica is the epicenter of Central American environmental consciousness. Eco-tourism has soared in recent years. Increasingly, airlines are heading south from the United States, bound for San Jose’s (SJO) Aeropuerto Juan Santamaria International.
Frontier Airlines is the latest carrier to make the journey. It has launched nonstop service from its Denver (DEN) hub.
There will be four weekly departures initially. Then, beginning January 5, 2008, the carrier will add a fifth weekly flight.
All flights are aboard Frontier’s new A319s, twin-jet Airbus aircraft with wildlife on the tail. That’s how you can spot a Frontier flight out on the tarmac – bold lettering on the side of the fuselage, and North American animals arrayed on the tail.
Frontier has been making lots of international forays of late. Costa Rica marks the fourth country served by the Rocky Mountain airline.
More evidence of international expansion? Frontier lofts nonstop Albuquerque (ABQ) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) flights starting December 15. The trip will become Albuquerque’s only international air service when it takes wing.
© Cheapflights Ltd Jerry Chandler
User comments
I recently flew Frontier from Denver to PDX after a cancelled flight out of MPS. I loved the tails of the planes with all the different animals. What a great idea! I had never seen them before.
One complaint though, I hate pretzels! Also, you could sell a box lunch for a few dollars. That would be nice.
JetBlue gets a bad rap but we flew nonstop from PDX to JFK very cheap (red-eye). There were TVs at every seat (free) plus they had five to six snacks to choose from. It was a very good flight despite bad press. Thanks. JA
Posted by: Joan Allison | Mar 19, 2008 6:28:52 AM