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About Surinam Airways

Surinam Airways (also known by its initials (SLM) is the flag carrier of Suriname based in Paramaribo and is wholly owned by the Government of Suriname. The airline was established in 1953 to link small towns and now operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Some of the popular destinations covered by the airline include Amsterdam, Oranjestad, Port of Spain, Miami, Belem, Georgetown and Paramaribo. Surinam Airways has its hub airport at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) in Suriname.

The aircraft had been bought from KLM in 2004. It was replaced by the end of 2009 with a 317-seater Airbus A340 that previously belonged to Air France.

 

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Destinos

Surinam Airways flies to many destinations including Aruba, Belem, Willemstad, Cayenne, Georgetown, Amsterdam, Paramaribo, Port of Spain and Miami.

As of octubre 2019, Suriname Airways operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:

Aeropuerto	CITY AND COUNTRY
Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)	Oranjestad, Aruba
Val de Cães International Airport (BEL)	Belém, Brazile
Hato International Airport (CUR)	Willemstad, Curaçao
Félix Eboué Airport (CAY)	France, French Guiana
Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO)	Guyana, Georgetown
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)	Netherlands, Amsterdam
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) (HUB)	Suriname, Paramaribo
Piarco International Airport (POS)	Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain
Miami International Airport (MIA)	Miami, United States
Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB)	Orlando, United States

 

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Clase Económica

Experience hospitality with Surinam Airways economy class. Flight attendants are dedicated to serving you, welcoming you and offering you with sincere hospitality.

What are the facilities like?

Surinam Airways offer tasty and mouth-watering dishes and snacks on board. The airline offers a variety of meal and beverage choices in its flights, as well as special meals such as vegetarian, religious and diabetic packages, which gets reviewed every 2 months. Depending on the aircraft you're flying with you can enjoy the in-flight entertainment system with a range of movies, games and much more. The airlines also offer an exclusive in-flight magazine called Sabaku.

 

What are the seats like?

Sit back and relax in Surinam Airways comfortable leather seats with a good amount of legroom.

 

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Business

Serving you all the way; enjoy the comfort, privacy and personal attention.

What are the facilities like?

Onboard you can satisfy your hunger with tasty food made to perfection with high attention to the presentation. Stay entertained with Surinam Airways blue box entertainment tablet which allows you to watch movies, listen to music and see the latest news.

Also included in the Business class service are dedicated business class check-in counters at the airport, business class lounges offering privacy and comfort and priority booking and baggage retrieval upon arrival at your destination.

What are the seats like in Business Class?

Seat in Business class is very comfortable with an ample amount of space and legroom to stretch those legs.

 

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Equipaje

Equipaje de Mano

Regional flights with Surinam Airways, the following is applicable:

• Economy Class - 1 piece with a maximum weight of 5kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 115cm.
• Business Class - 1 piece with each a maximum weight of 10kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 115cm.

Intercontinental flights with Surinam Airways, the following is applies

• Economy Class - 1 piece with a maximum weight of 10kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 115cm.
• Business Class - 2 pieces with each a maximum weight of 10kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 115cm.

 

Equipaje Facturado

Regional flights with Surinam Airways the following is applicable:

• Economy Class - 1 piece with a maximum weight of 23kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 158cm.
• Business Class - 2 pieces with each a maximum weight of 23kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 158cm.

Mid-Atlantic flights with Surinam Airways the following is applies:

• Economy Class - 1 piece with a maximum weight of 25kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 158cm.
• Business Class - 2 pieces with each a maximum weight of 32kg with (height + width + length) overall dimension of 158cm.

 

 

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Check-in Information

Flights between Paramaribo, Georgetown, Port of Spain, Curacao, Aruba, Miami, Belem, Cayenne, Miami-Orlando check-in starts 3 hours and ends 1 hour before the departure time of the flight. For Business Class and Online check-in, check-in is 90 minutes before departure of the flight.

Flights between Paramaribo to Amsterdam check-in begins 5 hours and ends 2 hours before the departure time of flight. For Business Class and Online check-in is 90 minutes before the departure time of the flight.

 

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Flota

Surinam Airways ordered two Boeing 737-300 aircraft from AWAS to replace the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 in 2009. In November the same year, Surinam Airways retired the Boeing 747-300 from service.

As of octubre 2019, Suriname Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:

• 1 Airbus A340-300
• Boeing 737300
• 2 boeing 737-700

 

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Special Services

Surinam Airways provides a range of special services to its passengers. Please see below the following services it offers:

Wheelchairs

If you need wheelchair assistance at the airport, you must inform Surinam Airways of this at least 72 hours before departure of your flight. You can request this service by getting through to the airline's offices; or the Alternative Airlines customer service team if you have booked through our website. For more information on this please see our wheelchair assistance page.

Unaccompanied Minors

All children between the ages of 5 and 18, travelling alone or without a parent or legal guardian must be in possession of:

• A written authorization form signed by the parent or guardian
• A copy of the parent(s) or guardian’s passport or national ID (must be included)

Surinam Airways will deny children who are not able to show at least one of the documents at time of check-in. 

For more information on this contact the airline or alternatively, contact us. Also, you can find more information on our unaccompanied minors page on this.

Travelling with Pets

For the export of pets the following data and documents are required: 

1. Copy of passport or ID card of the sender
2. Customs formalities like the sole document form
3. The HO3 form
4. Value determination (invoice)
5. Health certificate
6. Vaccination evidence (recent)
7. Consignee address

 

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Wi-Fi Connectivity

The airline doesn't currently offer any Wi-Fi connectivity onboard.

 

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Airline Alliance

The airline doesn't currently participate in any airline alliances.

 

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Programa de viajero frecuente

The airline doesn't currently offer a frequent flyer program.

 

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Mapa de Ruta

 

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Rutas Populares

 

Belem  Paramaribo

 

Paramaribo  Ámsterdam

 

Paramaribo    Puerto de España

 

Parambaribo    Cuaracao

 

Paramaribo  Miami

 

Paramaribo  Aruba

 

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Aeropuerto Principal

Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)

Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is the largest of the airports in Suriname and is the hub airport for Suriname Airways. The airport has one runaway. Other airlines which fly to and from this airport include Fly All Ways, Caribbean Airlines, Copa Airways, Gol Transportes Aéreos (previously VRG), Trans Guyana Airways, TUI fly Netherlands, KLM and Surinam Airways.

 

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Alternative Airlines to Surinam Airways

Other airlines based in Suriname include Blue Wing Airlines, Fly All Ways, and Gum Air.

The following international airlines also operate flights to the country: