Costa Rica's TAC Airlines to launch in mid-4Q18 ch-aviation PRO exclusive

Skyway CR (GCS, San José Juan Santamaría) has begun commercial passenger flight operations using a Let 410UVP-E20 Turbolet.

The Costa Rican carrier said in a statement that effective October 17, it offers charter as well as scheduled passenger flights from its San José Juan Santamaría base to Puerto Jiménez and Drake Bay in Southern Costa Rica as well as Quepos, Arenal and Liberia/Tamarindo. It also connects Arenal to Liberia and Quepos. Internationally, it also connects San José to Bocas del Toro in Panama.

Aside from commercial flight operations, Skyway also offers helicopter rides, ground transport, and car rental. It is one of four carriers to have entered the Costa Rican market this year the others being Costa Rica Green Airways, TAC Airlines (Costa Rica), and Aerobell Airlines.

Skyway CR (GCS, San José Juan Santamaría) has begun commercial passenger flight operations using a Let 410UVP-E20 Turbolet.

The Costa Rican carrier said in a statement that effective October 17, it offers charter as well as scheduled passenger flights from its San José Juan Santamaría base to Puerto Jiménez and Drake Bay in Southern Costa Rica as well as Quepos, Arenal and Liberia/Tamarindo. It also connects Arenal to Liberia and Quepos. Internationally, it also connects San José to Bocas del Toro in Panama.

Aside from commercial flight operations, Skyway also offers helicopter rides, ground transport, and car rental. It is one of four carriers to have entered the Costa Rican market this year the others being Costa Rica Green Airways, TAC Airlines (Costa Rica), and Aerobell Airlines.

Costa Rica Green Airways (San José Tobías Bolaños) owner Everardo Carmona says the Costa Rican civil aviation authority (Dirección General de Aviación Civil - DGAC) has awarded the start-up its permits ahead of a revised launch date of November. The start-up had previously planned to launch in September.

According to The Costa Rica Star newspaper, Costa Rica Green Airways will offer scheduled flights from San José Juan Santamaría to each of Tambor (Puntarenas), Nosara (Guanacaste) and Quepos (Puntarenas) initially. Thereafter, it will look to add service to Puerto Jiménez, Golfito, Liberia, and Tamarindo. It also plans to build its own airport in Santa Teresa.

A unit of CarmonAir (San José Tobías Bolaños), Green Airways’ fleet includes Piper (twin piston) Seneca Turbos, BN-2s, a DHC-6, and a Beech (twin turboprop) F-90.