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Costa Rica was established in May 1948, fol-
LACSA was organized as a Pan
lowing its purchase from the TACA Airways
American affiliate in 1945,
System by two residents of Costa Rica (see
receiving official Costa Rican
Panama, Section 4). There is some evidence,
authorization in December of
however, that these individuals may be backed
that year.
by US interests.
b. Foreign Scheduled Airlines.
Costa Rica receives scheduled international
3. LACSA (Lineas Aereas Costarricenses,
airline service from three foreign-flag carriers.
S.A.).
Pan American World Airways (PAA) provides
Routes: LACSA originates all flights at San
a number of services to San Jose, over which
Jose and serves principally the northwestern
traffic is carried to points throughout Central
and southwestern parts of Costa Rica. One
and South America and to the US. The PAA
route, San Jose-Los Chiles, extends to the
routes serve Costa Rica directly from both
north, outside these regions. One of the
Managua, Nicaragua, and Tegucigalpa, Hon-
routes to the southwest, moreover, extends
duras, continuing on to David and Panama
City, Panama. KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)
into Panama to Puerto Armuelles.
connects San Jose with Panama City and
Equipment: 3 DC-3
points throughout its extensive Caribbean
network. Connections via KLM are also made
Ownership: 40 percent private Costa Rican
for Europe. San Jose is also the southern
40 percent US (Pan American
terminus of TACA El Salvador's Central
World Airways)
American services, which extend through
20 percent Government of
Managua as far north as Mexico City and New
Costa Rica
Orleans.
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