Avis du vol InselAir Willemstad Miami en classe Economique

Compagnie InselAir
Vol 7I903
Classe Economique
Siege XXA
Temps de vol 03:15
Décollage 23 Fév 16, 10:00
Arrivée à 23 Fév 16, 12:15
7I 4 avis
ChrisB
Par GOLD 553
Publié le 8 février 2022

the amazon treasure


Hello everyone and welcome to this report in continuation from the Amazon forest.
I didn't have enough pictures to repost the previous leg Manaus-Curaçao (Willemstad) but just about a few for this flight. 


Hello everyone and welcome to this report in continuation from the Amazon forest.
I didn't have enough pictures to repost the previous leg Manaus-Curaçao (Willemstad) but just about a few for this flight. 


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The amazon forest was an absolute magical experience, we were staying in a very small village - just 3 houses and a central house where you eat, somewhere only reachable by 1hour sailing.



I booked the flight through an online travel agency from Skyscanner - I never heard of Insel Air before.


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For memory here is the routing..


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at Curaçao - HATO International Airport


We arrived from our previous flight from Manaus in the very very very early morning - pretty much everything was closed at the airport.


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The airport is very small, we rested for a bit but couldn't resist to leave the airport even if it means going through security again.


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Look at the beauty!


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Anf finally it was time for our boarding…


onboard the MD80


To this day it was the first and only time I flew on a Mad dog..


Aircraft: Mc Donnel Douglas MD83
Registration: PJ-MDF
Engines: 2x PW JT8D
Age: 29 Years
Layout: XXX


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Just like on the first leg, the aircraft was almost empty, so I first sat on the F side of the cabin.

This was just before something happened, that never happened to me since: I was called back to be identified to the cabin crew member, the police was there.
That was super scary, I was taken out of the plane back to the gate where I was told "no don't worry it is a routine check of your bag, we usually target random passengers but we forgot to check you"- never heard of something like this before. 
Litteraly after everyone started at me on the plane, and being checked by police I was admitted back inside.
Like I said the weirdest experience… 


Time for take off, I was expecting a short one but actually the runway is quite lenghty.


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Quickly above the sea - Curaçao doesn't seem to the largest of islands.


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The crew wasn't really pleasant- the started the service without looking at us, nor saying a word to us - just handed over a coke and some sweets.


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I apologise I don't have any picture of the service, just my infamous magazine review!


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With the airlines loyalty scheme


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The extend of the network… very interestingly Manaus isn't shown on the map even though you can see the arrow route pointing to it..


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And a LOT of advs…


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By a lot I mean A LOT


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Even on the duty free section there was some Adv!


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I slept for the rest of the flight, when I woke up we were about to land…


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at miami - international airport


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A last view on our plane of the day. Is there anyone knowing what airline is this aircraft between Insel Air and Aeormexico?


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Another collectable!


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This was my first time in Miami, I was expecting a giant beach resort sort of situation but actually it turns out to be a very interesting place.


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Afficher la suite

Verdict

InselAir

5.9/10
Cabine7.0
Equipage4.0
Divertissements6.0
Restauration6.5

Willemstad - CUR

7.5/10
Fluidité7.5
Accès7.5
Services7.5
Propreté7.5

Miami - MIA

7.9/10
Fluidité6.5
Accès8.0
Services9.0
Propreté8.0

Conclusion

Insel Air ceased its operation since 2017 because of some lack of revenue, apparently the company never really broke even.
It is a nice airline to fly some very old birds if you like a travel in time otherwise I wouldn't particularly recomend it - I paid 240euros and not sure it worth it - although there isn't that much competition from CUR.

For memory here are my criteria
-Entertainment: None < 4.5 Magazine 6< une application 7< Wifi 8 < IFE = 10
-Cabin: visually interesting, comfortable and practicle> 7.5. For example, Ironing boards are <7
-Crew: Went for the extra mile, they outdone themselves > 7.5
-Repas: : Buy On Board <5 Free <7.5< Visually interesting, nice in quantity and quality

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  • Comment 595322 by
    Esteban GOLD 19855 Commentaires
    Thanks for sharing my dear !

    Mind your diet, seems that when you were fishing the piranhas you looked a bit overweighted :) :) :)

    See you soon mate :)
    • Comment 595323 by
      ChrisB GOLD AUTEUR 3392 Commentaires
      LOL I know too much beer XD
      but the guy was impressive he taught me how to fish, kill the animal and cut it straight away... untill then fish for me was a piece of meat in a supermarket XD
  • Comment 595607 by
    lysflyer 1266 Commentaires
    Thank you for this follow-on report. A rare experience whilst not the most pleasant unfortunately.
    I was called back to be identified to the cabin crew member, the police was there.

    Countering drug-trafficking is a major concern in this part of the world, this may explain the situation.

    LYSflyer
  • Comment 596095 by
    TWFtripreports 6 Commentaires
    Hey! I thought this is a good report. It makes it even more valuable knowing that the airline is not even operating anymore. Some part of me wanted to see some more; pictures of the cabin, lavatory, amenities; but then again, this report is more than enough a proof that this airline existed. Thank you for sharing with us!

    - Fabian
    • Comment 596102 by
      ChrisB GOLD AUTEUR 3392 Commentaires
      Hey thanks very much for your comment!
      yes I tried to make the most of what I have with these pictures...
      This is the magical factof of this website: you can browse through history!

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