Winair
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| Founded | August 24, 1961[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | July 5, 1962[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Princess Juliana International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Company slogan | We take you there! | ||||||
| Headquarters |
Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten |
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| Key people | Michael Cleaver (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.fly-winair.sx | ||||||
Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV, is a government-owned airline based in Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux, It has a fleet of seven aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Princess Juliana International Airport.[2]
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Agreements[edit]
Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines:[3]
- Delta
- United
- Air Caraibes
- Air France
- KLM
- Corsair International
- British Airways
- Virgin Atlantic
- Insel Air
- Copa Airlines
- Caribbean Airlines
- Air Antilles Express
Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines:
Destinations[edit]
Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:[4]
Fleet[edit]
The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2017):[5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 5 | 19 | ||
| ATR 42-600 (wet leased from Air Antilles Express) | 1 | 40 | ||
| Total | 6 |
Retired[edit]
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
- Britten-Norman Islander BN2A
- NAMC YS-11
- BAE Jetstream 32 (wet-leased from Briko Air Services)
Partnership with Domino's[edit]
A remarkable partnership between Winair and Domino's gives residents from the islands Saba and St. Eustatius the opportunity to order Domino's products baked on Sint Maarten and then delivered by plane. [6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9.
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. 96.
- ^ http://www.fly-winair.sx/airline-partners.html
- ^ http://www.fly-winair.sx/destinations.html
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3197546/Domino-s-pizza-delivered-PLANE-holidaymakers-remote-Caribbean-islands.html
External links[edit]
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