MIAMI – On Monday, August 25, officials from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD), Surinam Airways and the Surinamese government celebrated the return of passenger service by the airline to Miami International Airport (MIA) after a 16-year hiatus.
Flight #463 was welcomed to MIA with a water cannon salute by the Miami-Dade Fire Department and greetings by MDAD officials.
MDAD officials hosted a reception for the Surinamese delegation upon their arrival on the first Surinam Airways passenger flight to MIA in 16 years.
Surinam Airways will provide twice-weekly service every Monday and Friday between Paramaribo, Suriname, and MIA, with a connecting stop in Aruba. The Miami route will be the airline’s only flight to the United States.
Surinam Airways flight #463 is welcomed to MIA with a water cannon salute by the Miami-Dade Fire Department.
