Frans Richardson, St. Maarten's commissioner in charge of tourism, economic affairs, aviation and sports has concluded meetings held at WestJet offices in Calgary, Canada. The discussions, held with leading executives of the airline company, were in preparation for WestJet's regularly scheduled airlift to St. Maarten, as of November 1.
Three non-stop flights will depart weekly from Canada to St. Maarten. WestJet is to open 24 destinations from St. Maarten, as a result of the new airlift service.