Despite halting the route in 2013, Avianca plans to soon resume flights between San José, Costa Rica, and New York, according to Costa Rica Civil Aviation Authority (DGAV) Director Álvaro Vargas.
The route, which includes a stop in San Salvador, El Salvador, will take off on March 16.
United Airlines is also adding more flights to the region with two weekly flights between San José and Chicago on Saturdays and Sundays, and three weekly flights between San José and Washington on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
From April 1-June 4, the airline will return to a single weekly flight between San José and Chicago and two weekly flights between San Jose and Washington. But more flights again will be added from June 5 to Aug. 18.
The new flights will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 16 seats in United Business, 48 seats in Economy Plus and 90 in Economy.