No date set for restarting of commercial flights to and from SXM Airport
PHILIPSBURG — Minister responsible for Aviation Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher has re-iterated that no official date has been announced by government for the resumption of commercial flights into St. Maarten. The Minister stressed that travelers need to be careful with any information unless it comes from the official source, in other words, More...
Winair post Irma update
SIMPSON BAY — In a press release issued today by Winair, the company updates the general public on its present situation. The press release stated that Winair had repositioned its aircrafts in St. Vincent More...
Spirit executing free relief flight this Thursday, residents can book
PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Tuesday announced that Spirit Airlines, in its continuing efforts to assist the people of St. Maarten after the hurricanes, More...
Clarification Spirit Airlines relief flight
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) on Thursday stepped in to correct information and salvage a Spirit Airlines relief flight for Friday morning that was announced by the Prime Minister on Wednesday. More...
Spirit Airlines to bring Sint Maarten residents home
PHILIPSBURG – Notice to all Sint Maarten residents: The management of Spirit Airlines, has planned a flight to Sint Maarten that will bring residents of Sint Maarten who are stranded and would like to return home More...
Brison: Temporary suspension of airlift expected after disaster
SXM AIRPORT — Airlines suspending service to a destination after a natural disaster is expected, especially when the hotel inventory of the destination is very low, says Head of the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau More...
About 9,000 evacuated after Irma
SXM Airport — Minister Responsible for Civil Aviation and the airport Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Sunday reported that almost 9,000 people have been evacuated from St. Maarten after the passing of hurricane More...
Airlift vital to recovery process St. Maarten
SXM Airport — Just as airlift is vital to St. Maarten’s tourism economy, so it is for the recovery process to normalize the situation on the island, to fly in aid and relief goods, food and water, to More...
Air Traffic Control Tower escapes damage
AIRPORT — The air traffic control tower overlooking the Princess Juliana International SXM Airport was just one those essential buildings that was not damaged by hurricane Irma. Photos by TODAY photojournalist More...
“Insel Air has a year to get its act together”
WILLEMSTAD — The moratorium awarded to the struggling Curacao-based airline company Insel Air, whereby temporary suspension of payments was granted on March 14th of this year, has been extended until August More...
