TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Arrived safely yesterday

Came in on Westjet yesterday and actually arrived more than a half hour early. However, because we were earlier than scheduled, we had to wait a few minutes on the runway before deplaning. We got a jetway and there was a long line for immigration due to Air France arriving at the same time. However, since I had wheelchair assistance, I was through in 2 seconds with a stamped passport! My entry form was all visible on their website so no questions asked.The wait for luggage was about 20 minutes and then off to the car rental at the departure entrance. The welcoming rep was there waiting, but the car and driver was tied up in traffic. There was a serious accident in Simpson Bay on Airport Road and nothing was moving. Finally the driver arrived and we were on our way.Quickly picked up my rental car and checked into the Hilton by 5 PM, about 2 hours later than expected.Spent the night unpacking and had a dinner of chicken cordon Bleu brought from home.Since I had not gone to bed the night before and did not sleep on the plane, I went to bed by midnight which was early for me. The airport is a welcome change and most things seem to be working at least for me they were yesterday. Hopefully, I brought the sunshine as it was sunny and hot upon arrival and another beautiful day today. There is still some standing water in places after all the rain they had here last week - end. Looking forward to three weeks of rest and relaxation!

Glad to see you arrived safely! So you were on the swoop plane from Toronto? Have a great time!

Those Swoop planes are being updated, but that plane had not yet been done. I realized why my flight numbers had been changed!

Enjoy your trip!

I'm glad to know your arrival went flawlessly, other than the traffic. Traffic on Airport Road just seems to keep getting worse and worse each year. Enjoy the nice weather! I use wheelchair assist as well, so it's good to know how that went.

Just to clarify about the Swoop aircraft. All the WJ flights were changed to the new numbers effective October 31st. It has nothing to do with the Swoop aircraft. Even the flights with regular WJ aircraft use the new flight numbers. I had to change my downward flight for January, since they changed the aircraft to a Swoop and so all seats are Economy.

I'm now arriving two days earlier! Hopefully that flight and my return flight don't get an equipment change, too!