QCOSTARICA — A plane painted with New England Patriots branding landed at Juan Santamaría International Airport – San José Airport (SJO) – yesterday
According to AERIS, the airport manager, the flight was a non-regular operation by a private operator not affiliated with the football franchise.
“The flight corresponds to a non-regular operation of a private operator, which has no association with the American football franchise,” AERIS detailed to the press.
Tomás Cubero, an airplane spotter, documented the arrival of the Boeing 767-300, operated by Omni Air Express for the New England Patriots.
Cubero has made it his hobby for the past 20 years photographing interesting planes arriving in Costa Rica.
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Cubero stated that the aircraft is one of two identical planes owned by the NFL team, used for charter purposes during the NFL off-season. “Thanks to this, they have been seen in different countries, since they are usually only used to transport players between games,” Cubero commented.
The plane arrived in Costa Rica from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on a United States Transportation Command flight.
