USA/Caribbean Trip Part 4: Winair SXM-SBH-SXM (Photos)

[Brandon Giacomin]

Introduction:

Part 1: http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9280

Part 2: http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9283

Part 3: http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9291

Here is Part 4 of my report. This will include my flights from SXM- SBH and return, as well as what I did whilst in St Barths.

ST MAARTEN PRINCESS JULIANNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

On our 3rd day in St Maarten we flew to St Barths for the day. We got to the airport at 8:30am for the 10am departure. Check-in was easy, we were given an arrival card for St Barths because it is an international flight! We then proceeded through security, grabbed something to eat and sat down at our gate. At 9:40am, Winair announced that boarding would soon commence. The departure time came and went and at 10:30am, employees from Winair walked around finding passengers travelling to St Barths. We were told that due to fires on St Barths the airport was closed and they would try to recommence flights at 12pm. So we had a look around the terminal.

Sunwing Boeing 737-800 C-FTOH from Toronto


Sunwing Boeing 737-800 C-FLSW from Montreal


Finally staff announced that St Barths Airport had re-opened. Winair commenced boarding for the 11:20am service to St Barths, so we were just put on that flight.

June 6, 2013
Winair
WM619 (not sure what the flight number for the 11:20am service was)
SXM-SBH
PJ-WIJ DHC6
Seat 2A

We caught a bus out to the aircraft. Today, PJ-WIJ would take us to St Barths. The Dash 6-300 Twin Otter is a 19 seater, it is quite small inside! I was really looking forward to the flight to St Barths. The flight was scheduled to take 15 minutes.

Onboard, there were probably 10 people on-board


Cockpit


We taxied out to RWY10, Sunwing B738 C-FTOH took off before us


Maho Beach




Josh took a video of the takeoff and landing. Here it is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8MlFQvK4g

Takeoff roll


And we’re up!


Got some beautiful views of St Maarten


En-route


St Barths


Diving into RWY10


Over the road