Frontier''s Costa Rica nonstop poised to begin
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Just after midnight tonight, Frontier Airlines will launch its first direct flight to Costa Rica, the Denver-based airline''s third entry into an international destination.
A full flight is scheduled to take off from Denver International Airport at 12:10 a.m. on an Airbus A319 that holds 132 passengers, said spokesman Joe Hodas.
He said the flight is roughly five hours.
Frontier will operate the flight four times a week — on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday — until Jan. 5, when a Saturday flight will be added.
The Central American province popular with eco-tourists and Spanish-language students also is a popular spot for Coloradans, said Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
"Next to Mexico, it''s got to be the No. 2 destination," Clark said.
He said people have been "delighted" to learn Frontier will fly directly from Denver International Airport into San Jose, the capital city.
"They''re just glad to have a local carrier in that market," he said.
Frontier first entered the international market in 2002, with flights to Mexico. In 2006, it began serving Canada with direct flights to Calgary and Vancouver.
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