Avianca Costa Rica
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| Founded | 1946 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Juan Santamaría International Airport | ||||||
| Alliance | Grupo Taca | ||||||
| Fleet size | Any from TACA International | ||||||
| Destinations | 19 | ||||||
| Parent company | Grupo Taca | ||||||
| Headquarters | San José, Costa Rica | ||||||
| Key people | Roberto Kriete (CEO), Kriete family (Owner) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.taca.com | ||||||
Lacsa (Spanish: Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A.) is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 20 destinations in Central, North and South America. All international services are operated under the TACA/LACSA Costa Rica name. [1].
History
The airline was established on 17 October 1945 by Pan American World Airways, the Costa Rican government and Costa Rican private interests. It started operations on 1 June 1946 and was designated the national carrier in 1949. Its domestic network was transferred to wholly owned subsidiary Sansa in September 1959. The airline is owned by individual shareholders (86.98%), Grupo TACA (10%) and ASA Lacsa (employees saving association) (3.02%).[1]
Destinations
As of January 2008 Lacsa operated services to the following international scheduled destinations [2] : Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Chicago, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Havana, Lima, Los Angeles, Managua, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Panama City, Quito, Santo Domingo, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, Toronto.
Fleet
Lacsa services are flown by Airbus A320 family aircraft drawn from the pooled fleet of Grupo TACA.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. pp. 103–104.
- ^ Flight International, 5-11 April 2008
External links
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