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Air Caraïbes to fly daily between Pointe-à-Pitre and Princess Juliana from January
Air Caraïbes will fly daily between Pointe-à-Pitre and Princess Juliana International Airport from 8 January 2027 on an ATR 72-600, with return fares from EUR 199, and has resumed twice-weekly Paris-Orly flights.
By SXM Daily ·
Air Caraïbes will fly daily between Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) from 8 January 2027, the airline announced on 15 October. The route will be flown with an ATR 72-600 turboprop, and tickets went on sale the same day.
Illustrative: an Air Caraïbes ATR 72-500 at Princess Juliana in 2004, not the ATR 72-600 that will fly the new route. Photo: Aero Icarus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
According to Air Caraïbes, the new service is meant to make travel between the islands easier and to link up with the airline's regional and transatlantic flights. The airline says the schedule was built so that passengers can connect onward through Pointe-à-Pitre. It adds that the Juliana flights will complement its existing service to Grand-Case on the French side.
Paris, seven days a week
Air Caraïbes also said it would bring back its direct Paris-Orly to Princess Juliana flights from 15 October 2026, using an Airbus A350 on Mondays and Thursdays. Combined with the new daily Guadeloupe service, the airline says travellers will have a way to reach Paris every day of the week, either nonstop or through Pointe-à-Pitre, depending on the day.
Air Caraïbes managing director Karen Virapin said the daily route brings "more flexibility, more travel options and new connection opportunities" for customers, and strengthens the link between Saint-Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Paris, the Caribbean and the Americas. (Translated from French by SXM Daily.)
What it means for residents
Fares. Air Caraïbes lists return fares to Juliana from EUR 199 from Pointe-à-Pitre and from EUR 249 from Fort-de-France, taxes included. According to the airline, those prices are for an adult Basic return ticket with one 5 kg cabin bag and no checked bag. They must be booked at least 60 days before departure and are subject to availability. The tickets are non-refundable and can be changed under conditions, and the price may rise if fuel costs, taxes or fees go up. The airline says the fare is guaranteed as its lowest until 31 December 2027.
The Paris-Orly flights start from EUR 756 return, taxes included, for an adult return from Juliana in Soleil class on a Basic fare with one 12 kg cabin bag and no checked bag. That price is also non-refundable, changeable under conditions, subject to availability and open to revision if fuel costs, taxes or fees rise.
Timetable. Flights run daily from 8 January 2027. The timetable is on the Air Caraïbes website and in the Air Caraïbes press release.
Booking. Tickets are sold on the Air Caraïbes website, aircaraibes.com, which also carries the full fare conditions.