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BES Reporter

News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba

Winair: “Absence of Statia in Air Antilles Magazine Unmeant Omission”

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Philipsburg- Winair says that the omision of St. Eusatatius as destination in the in-flight magazine of partner Air Antilles is an unmeant omission and will (hopefully) be corrected in a next edition. Winair writes this in response to questions from the BES-Reporter, which recently noted that St. Eustatius was missing from the magazine indicating destinations… [Read more]

St. Eustatius Absent in Air Antilles Magazine

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Oranjestad- The island of St. Eustatius is mysteriously missing from the list of destinations mentioned in the in-flight magazine of Winair-parter Air Antilles. The magazine specifically mentions new destinations now served, which are all destinations of Winair. Mentioned and highlighted are Saba, St. Kitts, Nevis and Tortola, which are all Winair destinations. Not only is… [Read more]

Bankrupcy Protection Insel Air Continued; must keep current with taxes and other expenses

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Willemstad- The Court in First Instance will permit embattled Insel Air to continue their operation under bankruptcy protection law. This much became clear during a Court session this morning, dedicated to Insel Air’s bankruptcy protection. However, the Court also ordered the carrier to start paying taxes withheld from employee salaries and -on top of that-… [Read more]

Healthcare Insurance Office makes provisions due to temporarily airstrip closure

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The Caribbean Netherlands Healthcare Insurance Office (Zorgverzekeringskantoor Caribisch Nederland, hereinafter ZVK) has made several provisions in connection with the imminent closure of the Saba airport for the renovation of the airstrip in the period from September 10th to October 9th, 2018, in order to ensure the continuity of medical referrals abroad and emergency evacuations. It… [Read more]

SXM Airways Now Able to Execute Saba flights

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The Bottom, Saba- SXM Airways, Sint Maarten’s youngest airline is now also able to execute flights to Saba. In order to get certified for operating to Saba Juancho Irausquin Airport, the airline had to file a request with both the transportation department in The Netherlands (ILT) as with the local aviation authorities in Sint Maarten… [Read more]

EZ Air Mechanics Wrap Up Training in Aruba

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Kralendijk- A group of EZ Air mechanics participated in a training provided by Beechcraft Raytheon, which was executed in Aruba this week. The training was necessary to prepare the mechanics for the 2 Beechcraft 1900D machines EZ Air expects to receive this months. Currently, both aircraft are undergoing an avionics upgrade at a specialized facility… [Read more]

Winair Leaves All Bags for Curaçao Behind

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Willemstad- A group of about 20 passengers, traveling on Winair’s flight 806 yesterday evening from Sint Maarten to Curaçao were quite dismayed when they were informed upon arrival that all bags for passengers with destination Curaçao had stayed behind in Sint Maarten. Passengers were also told that their luggage would probably arrive no sooner than… [Read more]