I've heard from a reliable source that KLM will be pulling out of Bonaire, regarding their Latin-American Hub for Peru & Quito and Guayaquil. These flights will be served with the Boeing 777's effective October 2005(Lima) and Quito/ Quayaquil(Dec 2005). No official news about this yet, I don't know if someone over here can confirm this.

Further on I was told that Bonaire will receive their 747-flights back(3x a week). These are not dedicated flights but a stop-over from AMS into Curaçao...!

This is coming up for the last 2 years again and again .... look yourself at the KLM web site, at least the winterseason 2005/2006 it will not apply as you can still choose between 2 flights a day. Would love to know who is your reliable source ! Joopie A ?????

This was published in the KLM Employee Journal called "Wolkenridder", seems like the first pullout of the MD-11 on the Latin American route will be the Lima flights. The 777's can serve this route non-stop.

And no my source isn't Joopie A... :-), but mainly out of Schiphol-Oost.

But they said that they would stop flying bonaire when they take the MD-11's out of service 2010/2011 strange.....

Helllllllllp!

We are going to Bonaire for the first time, and can not find a way to get there. We are flying from Ottawa to Caracas, but can not get from Caracas to Bonaire. Does anyone have any suggestions?

You could fly from Caracas to Curaçao with Aeropostal airline and then from Curaçao to Bonaire with Bonairexel. But the easier way(I think!)it´s from Valencia to Curaçao with Aeropostal or any other airline.But don´t worry once you are in Caracas there are no complications to get to Bonaire through Curaçao.

There are also 2 other possibilities - direct Caracas-Bonaire, if the time schedule allows for you ...

Adventure Travel & Tour -- Mr. Stanley Balentin -- office 786 9444 or tel: 717 6619 )
e-mail adventurebonaire@yahoo.com
flights with a Dash 48 seats - flying time 35 minutes - price for retour Naf 275
Thursdays leaving Caracas 13.00 - leaving Bonaire 15.00
Sundays leaving Caracas 19.00 - leaving Bonaire 20.30


and

PAS (Progressiv Air Service) former Jasta Travel (717-6825) - Wed + Fr at 13:00 and Su 18:00 from Caracas via Valencia to Bonaire
CCS-BON: Fridays and Sundays - Depart at 19:00 / Arrive at 20:00
BON-CCS: Fridays and Sundays - Depart at 20:30/ Arrive at 21:30
VLN-BON: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday - Depart at 19:00/ Arrive at 20:00.
BON-VLN: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday - Depart at 06:30am /arrive 07:30am