LACSA Airlines Information

LACSA (Lineas Aereas Costarricenses) is the national airline of Costa Rica. It offers scheduled service to at least 20 destinations in the Americas. LACSA is a subsidiary of Grupo TACA and is also known as TACA Airlines.

History

LACSA was established in 1945 by Pan American World Airways. The flag airlines of Costa Rica (LACSA), Guatemala (AVIATECA) and Nicaragua (NICA) were consolidated under Grupo TACA in 1989.

Hubs

LACSA has hubs in San Jose, El Salvador and Lima. The main office of Grupo TACA is in El Salvador.

Branch Offices

LACSA has branch offices in 22 countries. These include Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Fleet

LACSA's fleet consists of 25 Airbus A-320s, nine Airbus A-319s, four Airbus A-321s and three Embraer E-190 jets as of the end of 2008.

Passengers and Employees

LASCA has about 5,500 employees in 39 cities throughout the Americas and the Caribbean. It carries approximately 5.3 million passengers per year, as of 2008.

Article Written By Allan Robinson

Allan Robinson holds a bachelor's degree with majors in biology and mathematics. He has written numerous health articles for sites such as eHow and LIVESTRONG. Robinson also has 15 years experience as a software engineer and has extensive accreditations in software engineering.

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