Windward Islands Airways

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"Winair" redirects here. For the defunct United States charter airline, see WinAir Airlines.
WinAir
IATA
WM		 ICAO
WIA		 Callsign
WINAIR
Founded 1961[1]
Commenced operations 1962-07-05[1]
Hubs Princess Juliana Airport
Focus cities VC Bird Airport
Fleet size 8
Destinations 10
Parent company Windward Islands Airways International N.V.
Headquarters Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Key people Edwin Hodge
Website: http://www.fly-winair.com

Windward Islands Airways, more commonly known as Winair, is a government owned airline based in the Netherlands Antilles. Founded in 1961, It has a fleet of eight aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean.

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[edit] US Airways Alliance

On January 13, 2003, Winair and US Airways began a codeshare agreement allowing US Airways to sell tickets on Winair flights as US Airways flights. US Airways provides service to St. Maarten; both Winair and US Airways coordinate scheduling, ticketing, and baggage transfer.

From January 13 to June 30, 2003, US Airways customers could earn and redeem Dividend Miles on Winair flights. This program has been indefinitely suspended.

[edit] Destinations

Windward Island Airways flies to the following destinations (as of March 2007)[1]:

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the WinAir fleet includes [2][3] :

[edit] Previously Operated

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook, 3rd, Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9. 
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  3. ^ About Winair
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