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Sint Maarten (SXM): flight delay compensation rules

Princess Juliana International Airport is in Sint Maarten. This page says which compensation rules apply to flights that leave and arrive here. It does not claim airport-specific causes of disruption.

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Departures

No compensation rule in our data applies to departures from here by itself. Cover depends on the arrival airport and the airline.

Arrivals

Arrivals here are covered only if the flight departs from a place with its own rule, or if the airline is an EU or UK airline flying into the EU or UK.

Outside EU261 territory

Sint Maarten is not EU261 territory. A flight from the EU to here is covered because it departs the EU. A flight from here is covered only on an airline with an EU license that lands in the EU. See flights from the Netherlands to the Caribbean.

Leaving Sint Maarten

Results for a flight that lands 4 hours late, no extraordinary circumstances, on an airline that is neither a UK nor an EU airline. Departure rules apply to every airline, so the airline changes little here.

Computed examples leaving Sint Maarten
ToDistanceResult
London (LHR)6,565 kmNothing owed under these rules
Amsterdam (AMS)6,933 kmNothing owed under these rules
New York (JFK)2,712 kmNothing owed under these rules
Miami (MIA)1,968 kmNothing owed under these rules
Toronto (YYZ)3,244 kmCanada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)

Arriving in Sint Maarten

The same 4 hour delay, by the type of airline. KLM stands for an EU airline, British Airways for a UK airline and Delta for an airline from outside both.

Computed examples arriving in Sint Maarten
FromEU airline (KLM)UK airline (BAW)Other (Delta)
Amsterdam (AMS)EU261 EUR 600EU261 EUR 600EU261 EUR 600
London (LHR)UK261 GBP 520UK261 GBP 520UK261 GBP 520
New York (JFK)Nothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rules
Toronto (YYZ)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)Canada APPR CAD 125 (up to CAD 400)
Miami (MIA)Nothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rulesNothing owed under these rules

Check a flight at Sint Maarten

Where the trip started. For one booking with connections, the first airport.

Where the trip ended: the final destination.

The operating airline, not the one on the ticket. A boarding pass or the flight status page names it.

What happened

At the final destination, when the aircraft door opened.

We read this to explain the result. We never decide whether it counts as extraordinary.

Carried into the claim letter. It does not change the amount.

Results

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Questions about Sint Maarten

Which rules cover a delayed flight that leaves Sint Maarten?
No compensation rule in our data applies to departures from here by itself. Cover depends on the arrival airport and the airline.
Which rules cover a delayed flight that lands in Sint Maarten?
Arrivals here are covered only if the flight departs from a place with its own rule, or if the airline is an EU or UK airline flying into the EU or UK.

Information, not advice

Hours Late is not a law firm and not a claims company. It does not file claims for you. The results are estimates from published rules and the details you enter. They are not legal advice. Airlines and courts decide each case.

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