Sansa Airlines

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Sansa Airlines
IATA
RZ
ICAO
LRS
Callsign
SANSA
Founded 1980
Hubs Juan Santamaría International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Distancia
Fleet size 14
Headquarters San José, Costa Rica
Website http://www.flysansa.com
A Sansa Airlines Cessna 208 Caravan at Juan Santamaría International Airport
Sansa Airlines (Compañía De Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.) is an airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled passenger services as part of the TACA Airlines regional airline system.[1] Its hub is Juan Santamaría International Airport.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1980. It is wholly owned by Lacsa.[1]

Destinations

Fleet

SANSA's operations area at Juan Santamaría International Airport, next to the main terminal.

As of August 2007 the SANSA fleet includes:[1]

Former Fleet

Accidents and incidents

  • On January 16, 1990, SANSA Flight 32 crashed into the Cerro Cedral, a mountain in Costa Rica after takeoff from Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose. All 20 passengers and 3 crew on board died in the crash.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flight International 12-18 April 2005

External links

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