Historic face book launch very successful – Buncamper
Since the successful historic launch of WINAIR's face book page there have and continues to be steady and significant traffic of visitors. This is according to the company's Vice President of Marketing, Claudio Buncamper recently. Buncamper said that since the company created history by being the first airline within the Caribbean to launch a number of social media networks among them being face book a number of fns continues to visit the company's page thus reinforcing that the airline is still one of the most sought after airlines within the region.
"We continue to see a significantly high number of traffic and according to the IT department this number continues to grow steadily indicating that there are a number of persons out there who still believes and wants to support WINAIR," Buncamper said.
As part of its interaction with the public the company had launched a face book contest which saw a tremendous response. The competition was won by Desiree Ann Marie Soares-Johnson of Saba. As part of her prize Soares-Johnson has won two tickets which she can use to any of the airline's destinations. "There was a great response by persons to this contest and therefore I want to congratulate Soares-Johnson as she came out victorious," Buncamper noted.
Regarding the numerous benefits and opportunities available by WNIAIR, the VP of Marketing stressed that persons should continue to monitor the site. He declared in its continued efforts to be innovative and creative the airline will continue to offer more contests and what he termed 'goodies' to the travelling public. "Those who knows us are that as an airline we are spontaneous and creative therefore we can guarantee you that there will continue to be offers and opportunities via these social media sites that we have established," he promised
Giving a summary of some of the latest figures that has been released by the IT department as with regards to statistics for the past week indicates that the sites has been growing by some 70 new fans per week. Since the launch of the face book some three weeks ago it has already accumulated some 1200 odd fans in total. Addressing the issue of wall posts, comments and likes, they were some 90 odd for the week while the page saw some 500 odd visits over the past week. "This is a clear indication that people continue to remain supportive of us and therefore it is our responsibility to ensure that the quality of service and safety remains priority thus ensuring continued support," he stressed. Buncamper concluded that he wanted to personally thank Winair First Officer Michael Awai as one of the leading driving forces behind the Winair face book page and Shashank Nigam, CEO of SimpliFlying who was contracted to help implement social media into Winair
Meanwhile, Managing Director of WINAIR, Edwin Hodge was loud in praise for the initiative noting that he is very impressed with the initiatives and efforts being executed by the marketing department in ensuring that WINAIR remains ahead of its competition. He promised that enhancement and development of the airline will continue pointing out that the three new routes is a testimony of the continued growth of the airline.
He went on to congratulate CEO of SimpliFlying Mr. Shashank Nigam for what he said has been an exceptionally fantastic job at the creation of the company's social network. "I want to thank Shashank and his company has they have surely done a great job," Hodge said.
St. Maarten N.A., April 18, 2010
WINAIR shall be introducing a Safety Management Systems (SMS) course effect April 19, 2010 to all operational staff.
SMS is a civil aviation requirement, which ensures that all levels of employees and contractors recognize hazards and consequently implement procedures to eradicate the risk or reduce it significantly.
This SMS course shall be conducted by System Safety Services from April 19, 2010 through April 27, 2010 for all WINAIR employees.
Winair rewards outstanding employees – Dubbed as Model
Two young employees within Winair have been recognized for what the company’s Managing Director have dubbed as their sterling, significant and service beyond the call of duty.
Charlesea Joseph and Roland Brison were stunned when they were announced by Managing Director of Winair Edwin Hodge as recipients of the two special awards. He told the packed gathering that the service and contributions rendered during 2009 by both Joseph and Brison cannot go unnoticed thus he saw it fit to honour them. As a sign of continued demonstration of the company’s recognition and value for the contributions made by the two employees during last year they were rewarded with a financial token.
Addressing the employees, Hodge told those in attendance that he must recognize two special young people who he said can be viewed as role models to young people within Winair and in the Caribbean. “The services and performance of Miss Charlesea Joseph and Mr. Roland Brison are enormous, not that I am not remembering others who have contributed significantly. I am very grateful and thankful for the overall contributions of all of our employees as it would have been truly unfair of me to not identify them,” he said.
Hodge urged fellow employees to emulate the ethics and work spirits of Joseph and Brison noting that employees like them will certainly aid in boosting the overall performance of the airline. He reminded all that giving of their best will certainly help in keeping the doors of Winair open while ensuring that the planes are kept in the skies. “I would like to encourage each of you to follow suit the example set by both Joseph and Brison in executing your duties as I am very confident that with more employees like them we will certainly remain a force to be reckon with,” he said.
Admitting that they were both stunned both Joseph and Brison expressed thanks and gratitude to the Managing Director for the awards noting that it serves to motivate them more. Joseph who has not been with the airline for a long period said that she is very excited and elated noting that she enjoys working with the team and will continue to give of her best as she seeks to develop her self professionally. She noted that while Winair is her first place of employment it has been a teaching ground for her declaring that she has learnt a lot.
Brisons pointed out that working with Winair continues to be a joy for him noting that it’s easy to give your best when you are working with employees who are more than just colleagues but sees each other as family members. He stressed that he will continue to give his best noting that he would like to see other employees give of their best also.
Charlesea Joseph is Customer service originally and she is now working as an assistant to some of Winair’s managers. Meanwhile, Rolando Brison is Assistant to the Chief Pilot, but he is used for several other items.
April 12, 2010
WINAIR upgrades website to include partner airline Insel Air.
Regional airline Windward Islands Airways "WINAIR", has upgraded its website to allow passengers from the Islands of Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten to purchase tickets on Insel Air. According to VP of Marketing, Claudio Buncamper this new arrangement is to the following routes of Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba. He said that this feature has been active for over one month on a testing phase.
The VP of Marketing noted that the response of users on the Islands found this new feature an added benefit. Buncamper urged users of the company’s website to place more emphasis on making use of the numerous benefits available. He said that he is confident that the new partnership between WINAIR and Insel Air will bear significant fruits noting that it demonstrates the growing popularity and holistic growth of WINAIR.
He noted that despite the challenges that the airline continues to face management with the assistance of the marketing department has a tremendous burst of energy in their continued quest to promote the airline.
He added that in future WINAIR will be adding all of Insel Air routes to its travelling public. Buncamper said that the relationship between WINAIR and Insel Air has been very good and the ability of both carriers having an interline e-ticketing agreement has allowed the carries to offer these added value services on the website. He stressed that the aim of this venture, is to provide quality and enhanced service for the traveling public adding that with increase technologies so should there be increased service which the public truly deserves.
An official of Insel Air expressed confidence that they would be able to accomplish much together.
Meanwhile, Managing Director of WINAIR, Edwin Hodge indicated that like he is very satisfied and pleased with this enhancement on WINAIR’s website with another airline . He said that its testimony that WINAIR continues to grow despite its growing challenges and difficulties which he noted has helped to spur the management and staff on so as to remain viable and open.
Hodge added that he will continue to enhance the service of WINAIR as there are need for the additional service to the travelling public thus ensuring that people get value for their hard earned money.
April 12, 2010
WINAIR LAUNCHES FACEBOOK CONTEST… lucrative prizes at stake
(Airport Road, St Maarten, NV) Windward Islands Airways International N.V (WINAIR) has created a splash on the social media scene by launching the first Facebook contest by an airline in the region’s history.
The contest dubbed My WINAIR moment is geared at rewarding winners with round trip tickets as the company seeks to aggressively promote the company within the various destinations that it travels to. According to the company’s Managing Director, Edwin Hodge face book Fans can join the contest simply by uploading a photo of theirs on the WINAIR Fanpage wall. He said that adding a caption to their pictures describing why it was their WINAIR moment enables them to win from the many attractive and lucrative prizes available. The photo with the most “Likes” will win a round-trip flight to a WINAIR destination Hodge said.
“WINAIR remains at the cutting edge of technology and is now the first airline in the region to interact with its customers and fans through social media,” commented the company’s Vice President / Director of Marketing and Sales, Claudio Buncamper. Buncamper pointed out that the Facebook contest can be seen as the start of a process through which the airline is seeking to become even more customer-focused and there can be a number of key social media initiatives expected in the upcoming months. To help with setting up a social media strategy of world-class standards, WINAIR has engaged leading airline branding consultancy, SimpliFlying. “Technology has allowed us to efficiently and effectively interact with customers like never before. The visionary approach being taken by WINAIR to drive customer engagement, is very encouraging” says Shashank Nigam, chief executive of SimpliFlying.
The Facebook contest is open to public and will run until April 23, 2010. More information about the contest can be found on http://www.facebook.com/flywinair
