Winair

Winair
IATA
WM		 ICAO
WIA		 Callsign
WINDWARD
Founded 1961[1]
Commenced operations July 5, 1962[1]
Hubs Princess Juliana Airport
Focus cities V. C. Bird International Airport
Fleet size 4
Destinations 9
Parent company Windward Islands Airways International N.V.
Headquarters Princess Juliana International Airport,

St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Key people Georges E. Greaux
Website http://www.fly-winair.com

Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways, is a government-owned airline based in the Netherlands Antilles. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux, It has a fleet of four 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 Airport in St Maarten.[2]

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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.

Destinations

Winair flies to the following destinations (as of January 2011):

Fleet

As of March 2011 the Winair fleet includes [3][4] :

Retired

References

  1. ^ a b Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9. http://www.airwaysnews.com. 
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March-5 April 2004. 96.
  3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  4. ^ About Winair

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