Winair

Winair
IATA ICAO Callsign
WM WIA WINDWARD
Founded August 24, 1961[1]
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]

Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines:

Destinations

Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:[4]

City Country Airport Notes
BasseterreSaint Kitts and Nevis Saint KittsRobert L. Bradshaw International Airport
CharlestownSaint Kitts and Nevis NevisVance W. Amory International Airport
GustaviaSaint Barthélemy Saint-BarthélemyGustaf III Airport
MarigotDominica DominicaDouglas–Charles AirportOperated by Air Antilles Express
OranjestadNetherlands Sint EustatiusF.D. Roosevelt Airport
PhilipsburgSint Maarten Sint MaartenPrincess Juliana International AirportHub
Pointe-à-PitreGuadeloupe GuadeloupePointe-à-Pitre International AirportOperated by Air Antilles Express
Port-au-PrinceHaiti HaitiToussaint Louverture International AirportOperated by PAWA Dominicana
Begins 3 June 2017
Road TownBritish Virgin Islands TortolaTerrance B. Lettsome International Airport
RoseauDominica DominicaCanefield Airport
St. John'sAntigua and Barbuda AntiguaV. C. Bird International Airport
San JuanPuerto Rico Puerto RicoLuis Muñoz Marín International AirportOperated by Air Antilles Express
The BottomNetherlands SabaJuancho E. Yrausquin Airport
WillemstadCuraçao CuraçaoHato International AirportOperated by PAWA Dominicana

Fleet

A Winair Twin Otter

The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2017):[5]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
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:

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. 1 2 3 Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. 96.
  3. http://www.fly-winair.sx/airline-partners.html
  4. http://www.fly-winair.sx/destinations.html
  5. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 33.
  6. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3197546/Domino-s-pizza-delivered-PLANE-holidaymakers-remote-Caribbean-islands.html
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