News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
PARAMARIBO- After the Surinamese Airways had to do without its own aircraft for nearly a full year, it looks like the airline will be able to use an aircraft in its own colours again on the relatively short term. In recent months, the SLM has been completely dependent on so-called 'wet-lease' or ACMI constructions, in which aircraft including crew are hired from third operators. Such constructions are generally only intended for a relatively ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Traveling to Bonaire will also become a bit easier for unvaccinated travelers from 20 April. From that date, they only need to complete the health declaration. Until now, unvaccinated people who travelled to Bonaire from outside the CAS or BES ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- EZ Air is in the process of further streamlining the organization, after recently having sold its two Beechcraft aircraft, and incorporating the larger Saab340 aircraft in its fleet instead. With this transition, EZ Air has succeeded in doubling ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Tourism on Bonaire has recovered for about 70% of the damage caused by the Coronapandemic. This much became clear during a meeting of key stakeholders on Friday afternoon, to discuss the figures for the second quarter. Speakers included ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States of America has issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice for Saba, indicating a low level of Covid-19 on Saba. Saba was at a level 3 which indicated that persons ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - In 2021, inbound tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands showed signs of recovery. The signs were evident in the numbers of visitor arrivals by air on Saba and St Eustatius. At 44 thousand, fourth quarter visitor arrivals on Bonaire even exceeded the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Bonaire is starting to relax its travel conditions to the island. This will gradually take place and will take effect on 20 March. Travelers from the surrounding islands of Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius will no longer have to ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD - Captain Aico Polonius and First Officer Petrus Martina are now in possession of their so-called 'type rating', to operate the Saab340 aircraft from EZ Air. After the two-week theoretical course, Polonius and Martina successfully completed their ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- According to a report from the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB), the American carrier, American Airlines, will operate a daily flight between Miami and Flamingo airport during the months of March and April. While American Airlines will operate ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Since the end of last week, there have been problems with the online health declaration that passengers traveling to Bonaire must complete before departure. Although there are passengers who can fill out the form and receive the subsequent ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Both fully vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers from Saba and St. Eustatius to Bonaire only need to fill out a health statement as of this Friday. A PCR test will therefore no longer be necessary as of February 25. Until February 24, travelers ... Lees verder
SABA-Effective Thursday, February 18, the entry requirements for Saba change. Pre-testing remains in place for persons travelling to Saba, except for day-trippers, and non-vaccinated persons no longer have to quarantine. Saba still requires pre-travel test ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The announced relaxation of test requirements for travellers from St. Eustatius and Saba to Bonaire has been temporarily put on hold. On Thursday the Government of Bonaire had announced that, starting on February 12, 2022, travellers out of ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- For residents of Bonaire with a local ID card (sédula), the mandatory PCR test on the fifth day after arrival from the exterior is free, when they return to the island from a (very) high risk country. The free PCR test for residents with a ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Public Entity St. Eustatius introduces its long term COVID-19 strategy on January 3rd, 2022 by further opening up its borders and having a less strict entry policy in place. This is needed to recover the economy and the tourism sector to avoid ... Lees verder
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