Saba to temporarily close airport but will gain 3 ferry services, 1 helipad and 1 new extra airline company
Saba to temporarily close airport but will gain 3 ferry services, 1 helipad and 1 new extra airline company. How do you like them numbers? Read our special report about the planned Saba airport closure for runway renovations, the new ferry services with special fares, the ferry schedules and the welcomed addition of a new airline charter service to More...
Minister Johnson addresses urgent dismissal of PJIA Holding Board
PHILIPSBURG—In addressing the intention of the Shareholder to terminate the service of the Supervisory Board of the Princess Juliana International Airport Holding (PJIAH) Company, Shareholder Representative and More...
PJIA satisfied with judgement ordering NAGICO to pay an advance of USD 33,2 million
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten (Monday July 30, 2018) – In a judgment of 30 July 2018, the Sint Maarten Court of First Instance ordered Nagico to pay to Princess Juliana Airport (PJIA) an advance of USD 33,2 million. More...
Johnson wants urgent action to bring SXM Airport back online
PHILIPSBURG—Enhancing the experience for arriving and departing travelers and bringing the Terminal Building back online “post-haste”, was the message given to airport management by Tourism Minister Stuart More...
All Roads Lead Back into the Terminal Building by November 2018 Transfer of the Temporary Operations Facilities
SIMPSON BAY — St. Maarten (Tuesday July 17, 2018) — “It is quite a giant step forward into the long anticipated terminal building,” declared the Chief of Operations (COO), Michel Hyman. The Managing More...
Caribbean aviation taxes may cause economic strangulation
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert If an airport in the Caribbean wishes to be an international hub, or even a regional hub, it is probably well advised to drop departure taxes and other passenger taxes. Passenger taxation is More...
SXM at Caribbean Aviation Day
Simpson Bay — St. Maarten (Sunday July 15, 2018) — Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ravi Daryanani of the Princess Juliana International Airport – SXM – was More...
The big To-Do about failing Caribbean airlift
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert In past three weeks, politicians and industry leaders at a number of summits in the Caribbean have expressed the urgent need for better air connections and more reasonable prices. Sorry folks. More...
A new Caribbean Airlift Alliance is in formation in the region.
This was announced at last week’s Caribbean Aviation Meetup in the Bahamas. The announcement was made by Rob Ceravolo, CEO of Tropic Ocean Airways and Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, the Chairman of the Caribbean Aviation More...
Man tires to enter country using false travel documents.
A South African man on Sunday June 17th arrived on Sint Maarten with a Jet Blue flight originating from New York and attempted to enter Sint Maarten illegally was arrested by the Alpha Team at the Princess Juliana More...
