Winair
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| Founded | 1961[1] | |||
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| Commenced operations | July 5, 1962[1] | |||
| Hubs | Princess Juliana Airport | |||
| Focus cities | V. C. Bird International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 6 | |||
| Destinations | 7 | |||
| Parent company | Windward Islands Airways International N.V. | |||
| Headquarters |
Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
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| 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 [edit]
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 [edit]
Winair flies to the following destinations (as of January 2011):
Anguilla (Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport) (operated by Anguilla Air Services)
Antigua (VC Bird International Airport) Focus City
Curaçao (Hato International Airport) (operated by Insel Air)
Nevis (Vance W. Amory International Airport)
Saba (Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport)
Saint-Barthélemy (Gustaf III Airport)- Saint Kitts (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport) (Resumes October 29, 2012)
- Sint Eustatius (F.D. Roosevelt Airport)
Sint Maarten (Princess Juliana International Airport) Hub
Fleet [edit]
As of March 2011, the Winair fleet included:[3][4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet |
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| De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 | 4 |
| J32 Aircraft | 2 |
Retired [edit]
- Britten-Norman Islander BN2A (3)
- NAMC YS-11
- BAE Jetstream 32 (wet-leased from Briko Air Services)
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.
- ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
- ^ About Winair
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Winair |
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