It's frustrating when you consider the fares you pay for such short distances. Recent history is littered with attempts to compete on these routes within Central America. The airlines couldn't survive, or, in some cases, never got off the ground. In 2013, a group of Costa Ricans announced plans to launch "Ticos Air." They were even going to fly from SJO to Asia and Europe! I remember thinking, show me you can fly to MGA first. They couldn't even do that.