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Continental Airlines
is to introduce a nonstop service between Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Liberia, Costa Rica, on Jan. 31, 2004,
subject to government approval.
Liberia will be the ninth destination in Central America served by Continental,
which currently offers service to every capital city in Central America from
Houston, Texas and to six Central American destinations from New York/Newark (almost 100 weekly flights).
Continental will operate a 124-seat Boeing 737-700 on the route, with flights
timed for convenient connections at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental
Airport to and from dozens of destinations throughout the United States,
Canada and Europe on the nonstop service to Liberia.
Three weekly flights on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday will depart from
Houston Intercontinental Airport at 3:30 p.m., arriving in Liberia at 6:53 p.m.
The return flight will depart Liberia on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 8:00
a.m., arriving in Houston at 11:50 a.m.
"We are very pleased to be able to offer this new route to Liberia, which
reflects Continental's commitment to the Central American market," said a
Continental Airlines spokesperson.
The Guanacaste region serviced by Liberia airport is an emerging market for
ecotourism. The Guanacaste region is bordered by two mountain ranges. The
Cordillera de Tilarán and the Cordillera de Guanacaste provide splendid
craggy backdrops to some of the country's most beautiful countryside. Liberia
is well known as "Ciudad Blanca," since buildings and houses are painted
white or constructed in white stones. It is also a connection city from which
tourists can get to the most beautiful beaches on the Costa Rican Pacific
Coast, most of them with white sand and blue water. From Liberia you can
reach many beaches with luxury and modern hotels in only 20 minutes. |
