Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV, is a government-owned Dutch airline based in Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux and Hippolyte Ledee, It has a fleet of six aircraft serving 13 destinations, mostly 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.
History
Windward Islands Airways was founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux 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. The December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 aircraft.
Agreements
Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines:
Air Antilles
Air Caraibes
Air France
British Airways
Caribbean Airlines
Copa Airlines
Corsair International
Delta Air Lines
KLM
United Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines: Air Antilles Air France KLM
Destinations
Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:
Fleet
The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft ():
Retired
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
In addition to above previously operated aircraft, according to the December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable the airline was operating STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 as well as Piper Apache aircraft.
References
External links
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