Q COSTARICA — Guanacaste Airport (LIR) announced that Porter Airlines will operate year-round flights from Toronto to Liberia, following positive results since December.
The Toronto–Guanacaste (YYZ–LIR) route, inaugurated on December 4, 2025, was initially planned as a seasonal service for the peak season.
Due to high demand, the airline decided to extend the service and maintain operations throughout the year.
According to the schedule, from May to October there will be two weekly flights, on Wednesdays and Sundays.
During the peak season, from November to April, the route will increase to an average of six weekly flights.
The expansion is the result of a joint strategy between Guanacaste Airport and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute.
This collaboration allowed Guanacaste to become the first airport in Central America to receive Porter Airlines flights from Toronto.
Days later, the airline inaugurated the direct Ottawa–Guanacaste route, the first air connection between Costa Rica and the Canadian capital.
Currently, Guanacaste Airport leads the way in direct connectivity with Canada, with flights from Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Calgary.
Canada is the second largest (after the United States) source of tourists to Costa Rica.