Spirit Airlines Makes Its First Flight to St Maarten
On Friday, April 20, Spirit Airlines Airbus 319, named "Spirit of St Maarten/St Marin," landed at Princess Juliana International Airport at 1:30 pm. Round-trip airfare between Ft. Lauderdale and St Maarten was a mere $178. While Spirit Airlines currently only has three scheduled flights per week, there is talk of daily flights in the near future.
| Depart | Arrive | Flight Number | Frequency | |
| Ft. Lauderdale - St Maarten | 11:00 am | 1:50 pm | 100 | Fri/Sat/Sun |
| St Maarten - Ft. Lauderdale | 2:40 pm | 5:55 pm | 777 | Fri/Sat/Sun |
There was some concern last week when the air-traffic controllers at the St Maarten airport went on strike. However, it turns out that if there is ever a problem with air-traffic control in St Maarten, the air-traffic controllers in San Juan, Puerto Rico take over. Don't you just love having a Plan B!
