(QCOSTARICA TRAVEL) Starting May 28, Sprint Airlines begins offering four weekly flights between Houston (IAH) and San Jose (SJO), at a “very low cost”.
Spirit public relations manager, Irisaida Mendez, said prices will vary depending on the day of the purchase, however, she said they will be inexpensive, at least 40% below other airlines.
The airline said it is going after vacationers and people visiting relatives in Costa Rica.
The flights will be on Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays, on an Airbus A319 with a capacity of 178 people.
At the Q we did price shopping for the dates of May 29 to San Jose and return to Houston on June 5, the lowest fare is US$309.81.
For the same dates, to Houston from San Jose and back, the lowest fare is US$293.41.