I decided to go with Island Birds. The pricing is pretty good, schedule ill match up with our flights, and doing customs on the way home through the FBO is definitely an advantage.
Regular travellers to the USVIs and BVIs since 1995.
We used Cape Air between SJU/STT and SJU/VG. The only issue we had was baggage regularly getting left behind due to overweight issues. The older I get, the less tolerance I have for this inconvience so we have used Island Birds exclusively since 2009. We can fly to SJU reasonably for cash or points so I lump both costs together in my brain and call it a day.
Clearing in via FBO area is so easy. They will take you all the way to USDA screening in the main terminal.
When the price was right, we have flown to STT and used Island Birds to Virgin Gorda but never on the return, STT was bad on a good day before. Our last trip out of STT was mid-week in November and check in at United alone was 45 minutes/ Reports are its a nightmare now. T
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