There's no in-flight service. No business class cabin. No sipping Champagne, choosing beef or chicken, or watching a movie. At just eight minutes from takeoff to landing, there's no time for any of that
-- the only airline offering scheduled flights on the route between Sint Maarten and Anguilla -- and one of the company's five pilots. He said maintaining air links is hugely important for a small island like Anguilla.
From the air, passengers see the southwest tip of Anguilla, with the long sandy curve of Maundays Bay.On a good day, it's a beautiful trip that takes around 25 minutes by speed boat, but when the sea is rough, it's a bumpy ride. And Thomas believes that many of visitors don't want to be"knocked about on a boat on the rough sea" on the final leg of their journey.
Crossing over the south coast, home to shallow bays with names such as Auntie Dol, LockRum and Pelican, the plane swoops low over scrubby ground around Blowing Point, the island's main -- but tiny -- port for boats from Saint Martin.Jerome Dupont Photography "We've always done it, ever since I started the company," he continues."It's a joy when we're on a search and rescue mission and we find someone."
While aviation in Anguilla may still be small, with a focus on interisland hops, charters and private jet traffic, more young Anguillians are moving into the industry, including Thomas' own children.
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