Insel Air is the newest airline to serve the DR, with flights to Curacao and St. Maarten. There is a Curacao-Santo Domingo flight departing Curacao (CUR) at 10am on Thursdays. The return flight leaves at 3:30pm. The weekly flight to St. Maarten (SXM) leaves St. Maarten at 12:50pm on Sundays, and returns at 11:40am. Insel Air is based in Willemstad, Curacao at the Hato International Airport. The airline started operations in 2006 with flights to Aruba and Bonaire. The fare for the flight is US$210 plus taxes and charges.