Thanks, Jeepers for your input. Sounds like Air Transat is using a smaller jet when flying from Toronto to SXM. Either that or they simply jam more rows of seats into the plane's interior (which is common). Never flew West Jet, but they seem to have odd days for flying here and there. It appears you would have to build your schedule around when they fly to-and-from St. Martin. I'll definitely keep your recommendation in mind for the future. We're fortunate because we have our choice of five international airports within a 190 mile radius of where we live (and that's not counting Hamilton, Ontario). Next SXM trip in March we'll go from Buffalo to Atlanta to SXM, and take this same route back one week later.