Lacsa
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| Lacsa Airlane | ||
|---|---|---|
| IATA LR |
ICAO LRC |
Callsign TACA Lacsa |
| Founded | 1946 | |
| Hubs | Juan Santamaria International Airport | |
| Alliance | Grupo Taca | |
| Fleet size | n/a | |
| Destinations | n/a | |
| Parent company | Grupo Taca | |
| Headquarters | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Key people | Roberto Kriete (CEO), Kriete Family (Owner) | |
| Website: http://www.taca.com | ||
Lacsa (Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA) is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services [1]. It is one of the Grupo TACA airlines and now is operated in TACA livery. It is known as Grupo Taca Lacsa.[citation needed]
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The airline was established on 17 October 1945 by Pan American World Airways, the Costa Rican government and Costa Rican private interests. It started operations on 1 June 1946 and was designated the national carrier in 1949. Its domestic network was transferred to subsidiary Sansa in September 1959 [1].
As of January 2005 Lacsa operated services to the following international scheduled destinations [1] : Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Chicago, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Havana, Lima, Los Angeles, Managua, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Panama City, Quito, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula and Toronto.
Lacsa's Fleet is part of Grupo Taca's fleet. Only a few flights are operated under the Lacsa name. Lacsa's own aircraft are now operating with other airlines. The aircraft that TACA operate on Lacsa flights are[citation needed]:
- ^ a b c Flight International 5-11 April 2005
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