I've played this game before.....

the guys who spend thousands and thousands of dollars to avoid SXM guys.......

Speaking of which....turns out an ex player of mine runs a charter boat in St. John and is picking us up at the airport and running us over to Jost....that should be a hoot
 
the guys who spend thousands and thousands of dollars to avoid SXM guys.......

Speaking of which....turns out an ex player of mine runs a charter boat in St. John and is picking us up at the airport and running us over to Jost....that should be a hoot

That sounds good.
 
Yeah this is our ride....gonna be cool


http://www.stjohncharters.com/


30+ years going through SXM and nary a problem worth mentioning.......SXM wouldn't even make my top three problematic airports ........its 30 minutes of hell I tell ya!!!!!😃

but as always....YMMV
 
That's a good point JEK. I always chose red-eyes from the West Coast so I don't have to stay overnight in an overpriced, not so nice hotel in St. Maarten. Crack of dawn flight all day arriving 8 pm to an expensive hotel that is not very nice... not a nice day. Red eye to a small plane to a good nights sleep in a villa with a view... Priceless! Maybe someday our budget will include a tradewinds flight, perhaps once the number is 2 instead of 4 and collage is paid for..;D But honestly, SJU has it's own craziness. Although I have eaten better in that airport. We will be flying through MIA again this next trip. I'm dreading that far more than the time in St. Maarten.
 
We agree with Andynap- SXM is easy- never have had a problem. WinAir and St. Barth Commuter are flexible in letting us take an earlier flight or later if needed. Yes- food is not great but usually we eat in SBH on the return and who cares when your next stop is SBH!
 
Unless they have changed it substantially the food on the ground floor at Juliana is far better than the food near the gates.
 
All that matters is the Carib beer by the gate is cold .....we don't eat there as we re in before noon and out in time for lunch in SBH .....on the way home we grab a bunch of baguette sandwiches and pastries from Petit Colombe and munch on that while waiting for our flight to leave


done
 
We usually have to eat on arrival. Our stomach clock is all messed up from the red-eye/time change. I've tried to go with just the Carib but have regretted that without some food. Usually we have missed some sort of crucial meal while in transit. We too bring baguette sandwiches on the way out.
 
What she means is an area where tHere was food offerings by the SBC/Winair gates is no longer as it is currently under construction to be something else yet to be determined
 
What she means is an area where tHere was food offerings by the SBC/Winair gates is no longer as it is currently under construction to be something else yet to be determined
Thanks Eve but anyone who has been there this year knows that.
 
I don't know about the Wings, but you may get Slots. The SXM government is said to have very quietly lifted the cap on the number of casinos, with one each going to the harbor and the airport
 
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