By Wendy Anders

Want to avoid weekend traffic? Craving a quick rainy season trip to the beach? Try taking a Cessna to your favorite beach or mountain getaway on SANSA airline.

Costa Rica’s domestic airline, SANSA, announced an special Costa Rican independence-month deal during September for residents (with a valid residency card) and Costa Rican nationals.

One-way fares of CRC19,000 are available for travel to Golfito, Quepos, Tamarindo, Liberia, Arenal (La Fortuna), Limon, Tortuguero, Tambor, Puerto Jimenez, Palmar Sur, and San Isidro de Perez Zeledon for tickets purchased by September 30.

Dates of travel with this promotional fare are September 5 – October 31, 2016.

Small per-person airport tax fees must be paid on top of the ticket price upon entering and departing Tambor, Quepos, Fortuna and Tamarindo airports.

This promotional rate is available for reservations made via the call center at 2290-4100 or via the SANSA website, www.flysansa.com, using the promotional code INDEPENDENCIA.

SANSA’s flights are operated on 12-passenger Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft whose average age is 5 years. Last year the company acquired a new Grand Caravan 208B EX to strengthen the airline’s operation in Costa Rica, said SANSA in a press statement.