PRINCESS JULIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

The ultra-modern international airport on the island of St. Maarten, handled an average of 1.8 million people annually with approximately 170 aircraft movements a day before the hurricane, making it one of the busiest in the region, served by 22 scheduled airlines and a dozen charters with direct service to some 33 destinations/cities. The airport is responsible for 60% of the GDP of the island, which is significant for the economic growth. The airport is owned by a government holding company (PJIAH) and operated by PJIAE N.V, each with its own Supervisory Board of Directors.

With a staff complement of approximately 269 employees, the airport community, however, consists of about 1,000 persons working for some 80 businesses that includes airlines and aviation service providers, VIP’s, bus services, cargo operators, Police team, car rental agents, immigration, customs, wheelchair services and airline security, in addition to retail and food and beverage concessions. The island’s central and strategic geographic location in the region, has resulted in its airport becoming a primary hub, connecting St. Maarten/St. Martin and the surrounding islands, particularly Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barth, Tortola, St. Kitts and Nevis to the rest of the world. Its latest campaign post hurricane is “Rebuild. Recover. Reinvent – Forward Together”