DAE to add second
jet flight on Friday
PHILIPSBURG--To cope with the increased demand on the Curaçao-St. Maarten route, especially on Fridays, Antillean airline Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) will add a second jet flight to its Friday itinerary. The new schedule will go into effect this Friday. Up to now the second flight was operated with an ATR propeller aircraft.
This second jet flight from Curaçao to St. Maarten on board DAE’s 100-seater Fokker 100 leaves Curaçao at 5:15pm. The return flight will depart St. Maarten at 7:25pm. The morning flight from to St. Maarten to Curaçao departs from St. Maarten at 11:15am.
DAE Chief Executive Officer Floris van Pallandt said the decision to operate a second jet flight on Fridays has to do with the substantial market demand on the St. Maarten route.
The demand for St. Maarten is also up amongst passengers originating in Venezuela, mainly from Valencia. DAE has been operating a successful Curaçao-Valencia route since December 2005. To accommodate passengers coming from Valencia and travelling on to St. Maarten, DAE has adjusted the departure time of Friday evening flight to St. Maarten by leaving at 5:15pm instead of 6:00pm, making the connection time in Curaçao shorter.
“The second jet flight to St. Maarten is a renewed expression of our confidence in the market,” said Van Pallandt. DAE opened yet another route to Caracas on March 20. Together with tour operators in Venezuela, DAE is creating packages for the Venezuelan market. The packages will also include St. Maarten. “There is a demand for St. Maarten,” said Van Pallandt, who added that DAE would continue to stimulate the market with attractive tariffs.
The Antillean airline started to operate daily jet flights to and from St. Maarten with its Fokker-100 on February 15, 2007.
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