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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by SJOGuy
It was announced today that all the airlines operating under the Avianca/Taca umbrella will be branded Avianca only as of the beginning of 2013.

From La Nación (Costa Rica) in Spanish:

Taca desaparece como marca en los aviones

Resentment still lingers in Costa Rica that it hasn't had its own national airline in several years. This further relegates the old LACSA to the dustbin of history.
Having a national carrier isn't always necessary nor a good thing.
Look at the joke AC is.
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