well this is upsetting. There is an alternative that is not that much more expensive. Don't know what islands you are flying to/from but we used svgair.com to get from SVD to Union Island. They also fly other routes and not that expensive in our opinion. e.g., one way from SVD to Union Island = US $47 that includes fuel surcharge.

http://www.svgair.com/st_vincent_schedules_and_fares.html

website is a little confusing though and not as many choices on planning times.

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