JetBlue Airways, based in New York City, announced this week it will begin daily flights to Costa Rica from Orlando, Florida, beginning March 26.

The San José destination will be JetBlue's first Central American venture.

The airline company will also start flying to South America, with its first destination Bogota, Colombia, starting Jan. 29, and it will begin flying to Nassau, Bahamas, Feb. 1.

The airline reported it has already begun selling one-way tickets to San José for $99 through Dec. 23, but other fares will start at $139 each way. Flights will depart Orlando ant 10:40 a.m. and arrive in San José at 11:53 a.m.

JetBlue, which flies to more than 50 destinations across the Continental U.S., the Caribbean, and now with stops in Costa Rica and Colombia, is known for offering free TV in each seat as well as free snacks.

Tourism Minister Carlos Benavidez cheered JetBlue's decision. “The U.S. is still our biggest market and the arrival of JetBlue and its new Orlando route opens new possibilities for Americans to visit us and for Costa Ricans to have more options to visit the U.S.”