Philipsburg;---Travelers from St. Maarten will now benefit from the lowest airfares which will be offered by Insel Air as of April 3 2009. Insel Air already has 19 destinations in partnership with WINAIR. St. Maarten will be the second hub as they spread their wings within the region says management at a press conference yesterday.
The first flight is scheduled to take off on April 3 with some 600 seats at an introductory rate of $180 excluding taxes and other travelling expenses.
Insel Air said with such low fare the airline would be the ones to offer the most affordable prices to the travelling public.
The Airline will be offering two flights per week, the first will depart from St. Maarten at about 12:50 pm on Mondays arriving in the destination at 13:40 pm and on Fridays it departure will be from San Juan at 15:10 pm arriving at Princess Juliana International Airport at 16:00 in the afternoon.
Edward Heerenveen said that Puerto Rico has been an "anticipated addition" to the "destination mix of Insel Air" and a popular destination for its fantastic shopping the beauty of Old San Juan and cruise tourism.
He said also with the destinations that Insel Air flies the airline connects South America with the Region and for persons travelling from Venezuela can have "seamless" travel to St. Maarten and San Juan. The airline representatives has stated that with their expansion they will be linking the reservation systems with WINAIR and it will be possible to book a flight from Saba to Suriname in the South American continent and receive just one ticket.