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USA/Caribbean Trip Part 4: Winair SXM-SBH-SXM (Photos)
Introduction:
Part 1: http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9280 Part 2: http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9283 Part 3: http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=9291 Here is Part 4 of my report. This will include my flights from SXM- SBH and return, as well as what I did whilst in St Barths. ST MAARTEN PRINCESS JULIANNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT On our 3rd day in St Maarten we flew to St Barths for the day. We got to the airport at 8:30am for the 10am departure. Check-in was easy, we were given an arrival card for St Barths because it is an international flight! We then proceeded through security, grabbed something to eat and sat down at our gate. At 9:40am, Winair announced that boarding would soon commence. The departure time came and went and at 10:30am, employees from Winair walked around finding passengers travelling to St Barths. We were told that due to fires on St Barths the airport was closed and they would try to recommence flights at 12pm. So we had a look around the terminal. Sunwing Boeing 737-800 C-FTOH from Toronto http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/9...1539572a4b.jpg Sunwing Boeing 737-800 C-FLSW from Montreal http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/9...7c0119d27f.jpg Finally staff announced that St Barths Airport had re-opened. Winair commenced boarding for the 11:20am service to St Barths, so we were just put on that flight. June 6, 2013 Winair WM619 (not sure what the flight number for the 11:20am service was) SXM-SBH PJ-WIJ DHC6 Seat 2A We caught a bus out to the aircraft. Today, PJ-WIJ would take us to St Barths. The Dash 6-300 Twin Otter is a 19 seater, it is quite small inside! I was really looking forward to the flight to St Barths. The flight was scheduled to take 15 minutes. Onboard, there were probably 10 people on-board http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3757/9...211d35fb72.jpg Cockpit :) http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/9...dd05428c12.jpg We taxied out to RWY10, Sunwing B738 C-FTOH took off before us http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/9...bc634fd67c.jpg Maho Beach http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/9...780050e9f7.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/9...963fff9324.jpg Josh took a video of the takeoff and landing. Here it is… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8MlFQvK4g Takeoff roll http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3670/9...d0d9e4a02d.jpg And we’re up! http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9...bb8cb60203.jpg Got some beautiful views of St Maarten http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3704/9...4c7bf7f3d0.jpg En-route http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/9...e27cc83f3a.jpg St Barths http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/9...c9a0f5b893.jpg Diving into RWY10 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9...cce219d71b.jpg Over the road http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/9...3cde6df2bd.jpg |
St Barth Commuter Cessna Grand Caravan F-OSBM
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/9...883ab96f59.jpg RWY10/28 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/9...60178e0c8e.jpg We then walked up the hill; you get a great view from up there! http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/9...261ea0879d.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/9...a1498ff13d.jpg F-OIJS diving into RWY10 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3742/9...cbae6b2264.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3686/9...1c4f186301.jpg F-OSBM diving into RWY10 http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/9...629ddee3ec.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5498/9...6313bdf880.jpg Awesome view! http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3785/9...890b559c29.jpg Air Antilles Express Cessna Grand Caravan F-OIXJ lining up http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7406/9...551e1ede0c.jpg WIS is back http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/9...f2774ac2ba.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/9...2901d6dba9.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/9...ea0b192064.jpg We then went back to the beach. St Barths sure is an awesome place! WIS going back to SXM http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/9...81a7eca5e8.jpg F-OSBH backtracking RWY10 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/9...aa6c5c6c90.jpg |
WIJ back in St Barths
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/9...9eab874749.jpg WIJ departing http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3765/9...8bea30c70f.jpg Two Twin Otters leaving http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/9...9b4910712d.jpg We then went to the terminal and checked in for the flight back to St Maarten. We had to fill in an arrival card for St Maarten again. After that we went back up the hill. Busy afternoon! http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/9...399ebbf661.jpg F-OSBM departing http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/9...f6721a25f8.jpg After that we went into the terminal, no security screening. They have a security officer at the door to the departures lounge and they check your passport. The very modern terminal at St Barths http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3682/9...f6807c771a.jpg WIS arrives to take us back to SXM http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/9...d729dc6ff9.jpg As soon as the plane arrived and the passengers disembarked, we were on our way out! June 6, 2013 Winair WM682 SBH-SXM PJ-WIS DHC6 Seat 2C Walking out to WIS http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/9...8e421b31a6.jpg Interior http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2846/9...0f62576861.jpg Onboard in Seat 2C, the plane was about half-full http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5524/9...91deb8ac92.jpg Josh took a video of the takeoff and landing again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfZd5wLoIEM Taxiing out to RWY10 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/9...98a9307d07.jpg Lining up on RWY10 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/9...c4b332c840.jpg Over St Jean http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/9...080761976c.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/9...166dc21701.jpg En-route http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7402/9...6d31e55961.jpg |
Nice view
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9...1684ecef2f.jpg St Maarten http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2863/9...d3b116be1c.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/9...3e166d7b5c.jpg Freedom of the Seas leaving St Maarten http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3828/9...cc717c1547.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/9...87c9b0fdeb.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/9...79e5708c66.jpg Joining downwind http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/9...ab176d92f4.jpg SXM! http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/9...f9e58573a1.jpg Turning base http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3729/9...cdce3da291.jpg Great view! http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/9...ec21563cf8.jpg Turning finals http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3797/9...a4b6bcfbc9.jpg On finals for RWY10 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3770/9...8aba57c2fd.jpg Over a very quiet Maho Beach http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/9...15b9fd6b39.jpg Back in SXM, the return flight was only 9 minutes! Pretty short international flight! http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/9...d75fd4a5aa.jpg WIJ, WII and WIL! http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/9...fd2cea9d30.jpg |
Cockpit
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/9...050f904f8c.jpg Interior http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/9...f3b4940254.jpg WIS http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3694/9...c2579feeab.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5458/9...c02e2ac4f2.jpg We got a bus back to the terminal. We passed Insel Air MD-83 PJ-MDF on our way. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2872/9...7b0b8bcafc.jpg The terminal http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/9...28c1891ccc.jpg We walked to the Sunset Bar and Grill for some dinner and then back to the hotel. St Barths was fantastic, beautiful island and the airport is awesome. Really want to go back!!! The flights were great too. Even though it was 12 mins there and 9 back they were great. I was looking forward to flying Winair to Saba a couple of days later. That will be part 5 of the report, I will try to do that tomorrow. Thanks for reading! Brandon |
Out of curiosity, how much was the fare between the two islands? This is a great trip report by the way Brandon! Keep up the good work...I find myself looking forward to the next episode! :)
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Thanks Greg. I think it was about $140 return. Pretty expensive for two 15 minute flights but it was definitely worth it!
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Great shots!
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Nice. I'm with Greg - this is great stuff for anyone itching to go there. The flights are worth the $140 for the aerial views of both islands. It is a beautiful part of the world.
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