This airline departs St. Maarten once a week for Statia, but first flies to Anguilla where it merely touches its landing gear on the tarmac without landing due to ridiculous government flight restrictions. Based on Anguilla, one of the beautiful Leeward islands, Trans Anguilla Airways has been a reliable flight operator for nearly two decades. The company operates two nine-seat Islander A/Cs, the most powerful series in their class.