Insel Air now flies to Puerto Rico as well. The airline flies to the US
territory twice weekly (Friday and Monday). The flight was inaugurated
on April 3rd 2009 and as Insel Air had previously created the necessary
media buzz around this new service, the first flight was sold out.
Initiated in a time when other carriers in the region are slashing their
flight plans and cost, the new flight was considered a welcome addition;
Netherlands Antilles Minister of Traffic Mr. Maurice Adriaens and and
St. Maarten’s Aviation Commissioner Sarah Wescot-Williams commended the
airline for the initiative. Insel Air’s Chief of International Affairs
Edward Heerenveen said Insel Air continues to be a proud partner of the
islands it serves. The airline now serves four destinations out of St.
Maarten – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Miami and now Puerto Rico.
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Tourism Commissioner Roy Marlin cuts a ribbon to symbolically send off
the first flight. He is surrounded by Insel Air St. Maarten Country
Manager Alonzo Hassell, Wescot-Williams, PJIAE President Eugene Holiday,
Adriaens and Heerenveen.
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