View Full Version : Montserrat Airport - any news?
jabird
17th Sep 2004, 15:33
Does anyone have any news on whether construction has started on a new airport for Monsterrat (MNI), to replace the old one, which was covered by the volcano. The Montserrat Reporter doesn't seem to have anything on this.
Cathar
18th Sep 2004, 11:19
Yes. It was due for completion next month. See:
http://www.montserrat-newsletter.com/archives/septoct.htm
and
http://www.montserrat-newsletter.com/archives/march2004.htm
jabird
18th Sep 2004, 12:37
Cathar,
Thanks for that. How much time should be added for inevitable delays? It says completion on 10th October, but there is no mention of a start date for scheduled air services. It doesn't mention the helicopter to ANU either though.
jabird
9th Jan 2005, 17:36
http://news.caribseek.com/Sint_Maarten/The_Daily_Herald/article_7495.shtml
Has a start date of mid-March, with 3-4 flights per day, one via SXM. Runway at 540m looks challenging, if not quite in the same league as SAB!
This should provide much better through connections with the UK than the current helicopter service. One of the conditions for Winair getting the rights was a "minimum" fare of $40 (US). Is that designed to keep daytrippers from ANU away, or are DFID subsidising the route?