Day 28 - Tips on Flying With La Costena Airlines

First of all, For those who don't know, La Costena is the only domestic airline in Nicaragua.

• You are required to check at the Bluefields airport, size about the same as a four-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, at least 1.5 hours in advance or else your ticket will be sold to another person. 
• "Obviously," if they don't sell enough ticket for the date/time you are planning to fly, they will decide to cancel the flight even after the expected departure time.
• La Costena Airline plane so small that they need to weigh you before you get on. 
• Going through security at the Bluefields airport means them unpacking your bags and repacking all over again.
  
  

  

  Man in blue standing on the scale with all his bags. The ticketer in orange is also the airplane ground controller.