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Founded | 20 October 1956 (as Leeward Islands Air Transport Services)[1] | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 20 October 1974 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 24 January 2024 (became LIAT20) | ||||||
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Alliance | Caribsky[2] | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Headquarters | Saint George Parish, Antigua | ||||||
Key people | Cleveland Seaforth (Administrator) | ||||||
Website | www |
LIAT (1974) Ltd, also known as Leeward Islands Air Transport Services and operating as LIAT, was a regional airline headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda that operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services to 15[3] destinations in the Caribbean. The airline's main base was V.C. Bird International Airport, Antigua and Barbuda, with a secondary base at Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados.[4]
On 27 June 2020, the Antiguan prime minister Gaston Browne announced that LIAT would be liquidated following increased debt and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline will be reformed into a new entity Liat (2020) which will continue to provide connections between the Caribbean islands. Liat (2020) commenced limited service in August 2024.[5]
On 24 July 2020, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda secured an order for administration for LIAT and named Cleveland Seaforth of BDO as administrator of the company. Seaforth was given a 120-day deadline to devise a restructuring plan and present it to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.[6]
LIAT ceased operations on 24 January 2024.[7]
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