$$$$$$$$$$$ !!! VP-MON was 43 years old. A brand new Twotter or DO-228 cost about !8M US$ used about 2M US$ so when you can get a BN2 for 200K US$, do the math. The BN2 properly maintained and operated is adequate for most Caribbean OPS. The Montserrat runway is quite challenging, for that reason I would never board one of those planes to that destination as well as other short and crazy airstrips in the region (Saba island
). I always do my research before embarking on my "air ventures in the Carib..." and many times opted for a safer....... boat ride
.