About Winair

Winair, or Windward Islands Airways International, is a regional airline based in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean. The airline was founded in 1961 and operates scheduled flights to several destinations in the Caribbean, including St. Maarten, St. Barths, Saba, St. Eustatius, and Anguilla, as well as charter flights to other destinations in the region.

Winair’s fleet consists of smaller aircraft such as the Twin Otter and BN-2 Islander, which are well-suited for the short-haul routes the airline serves. In addition to passenger services, Winair also provides cargo transportation and charter flights for groups or special occasions.

As of 2021, Winair has codeshare agreements with several other airlines, including Air France, KLM, and Air Antilles, which allows for greater connectivity and convenience for travelers in the region.

Winair flies to many destinations including St. John’s, Marigot, Charlestown, The Bottom, Gustavia, Basseterre, Oranjestad, Road Town, San Juan and Pointe-a-Pitre. Winair has interline agreements with Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Air Caraibes, Air France, KLM, Corsair International, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Copa Airlines, Caribbean Airlines, Air Antilles Express and previously, Insel Air.

 

---

Winair Destinations

COUNTRY	CITY	AIRPORT	IATA
Antigua	St. John’s	V. C. Bird International Airport	ANU
Aruba	Oranjestad	Queen Beatrix International Airport	ABA
Bonaire	Kralendijk	Flamingo International Airport	BON
Curaçao	Willemstad	Hato International Airport	CUR
Dominica	Marigot	Douglas–Charles Airport	DOM
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Las Américas International Airport	SDQ
Guadeloupe	Pointe-à-Pitre	Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport	PTP
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Toussaint Louverture International Airport	PAP
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport	SJU
Saba	Zion’s Hill	Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport	SAB
Saint Kitts	Basseterre	Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport	SKB
Saint-Barthélemy	Gustavia	Gustaf III Airport	SBH
Sint Eustatius	Oranjestad	F.D. Roosevelt Airport	EUX
Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Princess Juliana International Airport	SXM
Tortola	Road Town	Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport	EIS

 

---

Winair Route Map

 

---

Winair Baggage

Carry-on Baggage

When flying on the Twin-Otter aircraft, passengers are allowed 3kg of cabin luggage, and those travelling on bigger planes are permitted 7kg of cabin luggage. These items must be able to be stored under the seat in front of them.

In addition to the above item, passengers are allowed to carry a personal item free of charge. This can consist of items such as a coat, umbrella, camera, handbag or collapsible wheelchair.

Checked Baggage

Adult passengers are allowed one item of checked baggage, weighing a maximum of 23kg. The maximum dimensions (length + width + height) are 62 inches.

 

---

Winair Class Information

Economy Class

Winair’s only cabin class in economy. Due to the small planes that the airline operates on, there will be limited service, but the seats are comfortable and spacious.

Premium Economy

There is no premium economy class onboard Winair flights. However, passengers can choose to purchase the ‘VIP Plus’ package, which allows passengers fast-track to disembark and through the customs process, to get you to your destination as soon as possible.

Business Class

There is currently no business class offered with Winair.

First Class

Winair do not yet have a first-class service onboard their flights.

 

---

Winair In-Flight Entertainment

Due to the small planes that Winair operate on, they do not currently provide any in-flight entertainment onboard their flights.

 

---

Winair Food and Drink

This airline does not have the facilities onboard their planes to offer food and drinks. You are welcome to bring your own food on the plane with you, as long as they fit with standards of the country.

 

---

Winair WiFi

Winair is yet to offer passengers either free or paid WiFi onboard their flights.

 

---

Winair Check-In Information

Online Check-in

Passengers can check-in for their flight online via the airline website. This will open 24 hours before your flight and will close 2 hours before departure.

Airport Check-in

Passengers can alternatively check-in at the airport by heading to the airport check-in counter. The airline recommends that you arrive at the airport to check-in at least 90 minutes before your flight time. For passengers departing from SXM, SAB, EUX, SBH, the airport check-in counter will close 45 minutes before the scheduled departure time, and for passengers from all other airports, the counter will close 60 minutes before.

 

---

Winair Frequent Flyer

Winair does not have any frequent flyer program.

The Fleet

The airline currently (correct of May 2019) operates its flights with the following aircraft. Previous aircraft in the now retired fleet included, BAE Jetstream, Britten-Norman BN-2P Islander and NAMC YS-11.

AIRCRAFT	IN SERVICE	ORDERS
ATR 42-500/600	3	/
ATR 72-600	1	/
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter	4	/

 

---

Winair Hub Airport

Princess Juliana International Airport

This airport serves Saint Maarten and is the hub airport for Winair. It has one runaway. This airport has many airlines which fly to and from it including Air Antilles Express, Air Canada Rouge, Air Caraibes, Air France, Air Transat, Insel Air, Tiara Air, Sunwing Airlines, Winair, Anguilla Air Services and WestJet.