MROC/San Jose, Costa Rica has reopened after a two day closure following the eruption of Turrialba.
As of 1100 a.m.Tuesday , the Civil Aviation Directorate reported that approximately 12,000 passengers had been affected, and that 120 flights had been cancelled during that lapse. The SJO airport was closed from early Monday afternoon due to intense volcanic eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano located some 50 km southeast of Alajuela.
The only other airport affected was Pavas, a smaller domestic airport.
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