As expected,back to normal in 2020 (best case scenario)

[chris83]

The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, is focused firmly on major hurricane resilience, energy efficiency and cost savings, state of the art systems as well as improved security and operational process flows as it continues its rebuilding efforts post Hurricane Irma.
Similarly, the airport plans include an Air Service Recovery approach that means a return to 2016 as baseline. The idea is to prioritize 16 destinations and set frequency goals, with the year 2020 as the target for normalization of services and operations, which will be contingent upon the island’s hotel inventory getting back to normal by said date.
The Terminal Building reconstruction plans will feature expanded space that would also accommodate the proposed US Pre-Clearance

And that's the absolute best case scenario...WOW

 

[BBT]

Great news that one day we will have preclearance. 2 more years seems quick given how little they have done in 6 months and given their insurance companies issues.

 

[amyb]

And 2020 is only a 'goal'. I wish them good things and look forward to the announcement that all is well with St Maarten along with its airport.

 

[dadto6]

I'm with Bob, I will believe it when I see it.

 

[stbartshopper]

Unfortunately we agree that with insurance balking and what little progress there has been, 2020 is optimistic!

 

[pascaleschmidt]

sooo much to be done....

 

[Eve]

All those plastic covered check in kiosks never saw the light of day

 

[cassidain]

Don't know the current number of flights but Air France/klm are increasing the number of flights for the coming winter season: 5 per week to sxm from cdg and 3 per week from ams to sxm. what's interesting is that there seems to be code share for those flights with winair. maybe it's always like that. like the old days with us airways.

AIR FRANCE AJOUTE DES VOLS À PARTIR D’OCTOBRE


par V.A
20/03/2018

Les compagnies Air France et KLM annoncent qu’elles vont augmenter le nombre de vols entre l’Europe et Saint-Martin/Saint-Barthélemy pour l’hiver 2018/2019, à partir du 29 octobre. L’aéroport de Sint-Maarten sera desservi depuis Paris-Charles de Gaulle à raison de cinq vols par semaine (lundi, mercredi, jeudi, samedi et dimanche) en Airbus A330 de 208 sièges. KLM reliera Princess Juliana à Amsterdam trois fois par semaine. Grand Case sera toujours desservie depuis Paris Orly, via Pointe-à-Pitre en Guadeloupe, chaque jour en partenariat avec Air Antilles. Enfin, la compagnie Winair effectuera la liaison Sint-Maarten-Saint-Barthélemy pour les passagers des vols KLM et Air France.