Costa Rica is interested in establishing direct flights with Russia and has already drafted and sent to Moscow two proposals to open such a route, Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Russian Federation Alexey Kudachkin told Sputnik
SAN JOSE (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th May, 2019) Costa Rica is interested in establishing direct flights with Russia and has already drafted and sent to Moscow two proposals to open such a route, Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Russian Federation Alexey Kudachkin told Sputnik."The problem of Costa Rica from the tourism perspective, is that it is hard to reach. For instance, the Dominican Republic, which hosts 150,000 Russian tourists annually, has direct flights [from Russia]," Kudachkin said. "We are in communication with the Ministry of Tourism and other agencies, and we tell them that in order to develop tourism it is important to solve the issue of air transportation. In fact, Costa Ricans are very interested in it."
Kudachkin said Costa Ricans are interested in either launching a flight that travels directly to the country, or possibly through the Dominican Republic.
"The Ministry of Civil Aviation for Tourism handed us a draft of two agreements for the Russian side, which presupposes joint work in that direction. We will send it to Moscow soon. It's another important point of cooperation for us," the diplomat added.
Kudachkin noted that in 2018, some 5,000 Russian tourists visited Costa Rica, while the country received some 3 million visitors.
He noted that Costa Ricans are showing greater interest in traveling to Russia, as increasing numbers visit the country each year.
"Beginning May 25, the agreement will go into force to allow Russians and Costa Ricans to travel to both countries without visas," the diplomat said. "We believe that the entry into force of this agreement will greatly contribute to bringing us closer in various areas. Not only will tourists go to Russia, but also businessmen, people wishing to study in Russia and so on."
May 8 marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Russia and Costa Rica, one of the first countries in the region to establish ties.
