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Reliability of Winair (EIS to SXM)
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05/04/2023 11:54 AM
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Greetings! My husband and I are in the pre-planning stages of a December trip to the Virgin Islands, a destination we have visited many times and adore. Anguilla is also on our bucket list and I see that Winair has flights from Tortola's Beef Island airport to SXM/St Maarten. Just wondering if anyone has any recent experience on this route (EIS to SXM) and how reliable Winair is. I realize weather can always cause flight delays but generally speaking, is Winair consistent? My fear is getting stranded at the last minute with no options to get to Anguilla. I don't believe there are direct flights from the Virgin Islands to Anguilla, unfortunately. Thank you all in advance for your input!
Last edited by AquaMusic; 05/04/2023 11:55 AM. Reason: Corrected a grammatical error.
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Re: Reliability of Winair (EIS to SXM)
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05/04/2023 08:46 PM
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PS: Is your nickname "Fletch" after the Chevy Chase movie? A classic! LOL! Sort of! The name honors a pet cat that passed away years ago. My son named him after the movie character.
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Re: Reliability of Winair (EIS to SXM)
[Re: AquaMusic]
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05/05/2023 11:56 AM
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we took that route on WinAIr some years ago for a side-trip to the BVIs...getting to Tortola wasn't a problem, but returning to SXM a few days later was an experience...after a couple hours delay, we finally boarded the flight, and after a long time we eventually taxied to the runway...but then the engine quit ...pilot literally had to help tow the plane with a rope back to the terminal it was mid evening by this time, and we were told they had to order a part for the plane which would arrive the following morning...WinAir got us a room back in town, and provided transportation to get us back to the airport the following morning...but after arriving at EIS the next morning we found out there would be another several hours delay...we asked if we could leave our luggage there, and wound up catching a small boat to nearby Marina Cay where we enjoyed a few hours at a beach bar we eventually made our way back to the airport to experience more delays...the new plan was to get as many of us as possible on that evening's normally scheduled flight, with preference rightfully so to those that had previous reservations for that flight...it was like a lottery...we all huddled in a group while they started calling names of those that would get on the flight...they actually called my wife's name a passenger or two before mine .....anyway, we eventually made it back to SXM that night would we take WinAIr to EIS again? heck yeah!
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Re: Reliability of Winair (EIS to SXM)
[Re: Fletch]
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05/08/2023 08:27 AM
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Fletch: That's a lovely tribute! Cheers! Colour1: Thanks for that tip! Captain's Rib Shack has been bookmarked on my map! IslandBoi: What an adventure! The kind of thing everyone prefers to avoid but makes for a great memory and story down the road! LOL! DougP: That's not a bad idea at all! Definitely an excellent option to consider. Thanks!
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Re: Reliability of Winair (EIS to SXM)
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05/12/2023 03:43 AM
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Order the combo, there is plenty for two! The rum punch is really good too! My favorite is Driftwood! IMHO, best rum punch on the island!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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