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Winair (short for Windward Islands Airways International NV) is a government-owned Dutch regional airline based in Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux and Hippolyte Ledee, It has a fleet of six aircraft serving twelve 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.[4] Since 1 March 2023, it has been a part of the Flying Blue frequent-flyer programme.[5]
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| Founded | 24 August 1961[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 5 July 1962[1] | ||||||
| Hubs | Princess Juliana International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
| Alliance | Caribsky[2] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Princess Juliana International Airport, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten | ||||||
| Key people | Hans van de Velde (CEO)[3] | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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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 required short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to service certain airports such as Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba, which has the shortest commercial runway in the world.[6] The 1 December 1963, Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 aircraft.[7] Winair began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in January 1967.[8]
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Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:[9]
Codeshare agreements
Winair has interline and codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[15][16]
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Current fleet
As of July 2024[update], Winair operates the following aircraft:[17]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 42-500 | 3[18] | — | 48 | |
| de Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 Twin Otter | 5 | — | 19 | |
| Total | 8 | — | ||
Historic fleet
According to the 1 December 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable the airline was operating STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 as well as Piper Apache aircraft.[7] Additionally, Winair has previously operated Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders, Fokker F-27s, Beech Twin Bonanzas, and NAMC-YS 11s.[19][20][21]
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