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 | ||||||
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]
History
Windward Islands Airways was founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux[1] with additional investments from Hipployte Ledee, Chester Wathey, Louis Richardson, and a handful of others. The airline needed short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to service certain airports such as Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba and began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in 1965.
Agreements
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
Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:[4]
Fleet
The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2017):[5]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR 42-500/600 | 1 | — | 40 | (wet leased from Air Antilles Express) |
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter | 5 | — | 19 | — |
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | 1 | — | 160 | (wet leased from PAWA Dominicana) |
Total | 7 |
Retired
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
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
- 1 2 3 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winair. |
- Official website
- Landing Saba WinAir Twin Otter, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (TNCS / SAB) landing video on YouTube
- ✈ Shortest runway in the world ! (HD 1080p) ✔ landing and takeoff video on YouTube