ATA Airlines will begin a direct Miami-San José route next month, the low-cost U.S. carrier said.

ATA also plans to open routes to Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.

The Florida-Costa Rica flights, starting March 15, will cost $190 plus tax, Iván Casorla, sales manager of USA LatinSky, the company charged with ATA's Costa Rica advertising, told the daily La República. The price would change according to demand, he said.

ATA will become the third airline to fly here directly from Miami, after El Salvador's TACA and American Airlines. Its flights will be on the Boeing 737-800, which seats 148 in economy class, 12 in executive.

“The flight responds to the high demand in the United States for Latin America,” according to USA LatinSky operations manager Javier Araya.