Liat Air

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Liat Air
File:Liat Air Logo (2025).svg
File:5N-BUV Embraer ERJ-145MP Liat 20 VC Bird International Antigua 25.1.25 (54305125329).jpg
A Embraer ERJ-145MP in former livery
IATA ICAO Call sign
5L GAO SOAR
Founded24 July 2020
(replaced LIAT)
Commenced operations6 August 2024
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programQuikPak
Fleet size4
Destinations12
Parent companyAir Peace (70%)
Government of Antigua and Barbuda (30%)
HeadquartersOsbourn, Antigua and Barbuda
Key peopleHafsah Abdulsalam (CEO)
Websitehttps://flyliatair.com

Liat Air (/liːæt/; Antiguan and Barbudan Creole pronunciation [liːɑːt]) is an airline of Antigua and Barbuda. The company was preceded by LIAT (1974), and commenced operations on 6 August 2024. Liat Air is a 30/70 venture between the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Air Peace, and its fleet has been inherited from LIAT (1974) and the latter.[1][2]

History

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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the liquidation of LIAT (1974) after many unsuccessful years. The company officially ceased operations on January 24, 2024 and laid off more than 90 employees.

LIAT20 was incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda in July 2020, in collaboration with private Nigerian airline Air Peace.[3] Air Peace holds a 70% stake in the company and has been responsible for the leasing of the new Embraer E145s that are being used for the initial routes of the airline. Air Peace and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda invested USD$65 million and USD $20 million respectively.

The airline received the first two of the new Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets in April 2024 and announced that flights would start within weeks. At the time, inter-island connections were prioritized with the Government looking to revise previous routes of LIAT (1974) such as those to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was also announced that a larger Embraer E195-E2 jet would be acquired in the future.[4] The airline also operates the ATR 42-600 turboprop aircraft.[5]

The airline commenced operations on August 6, 2024, with the inaugural flight to Castries, Saint Lucia. It was announced that scheduled service would begin 2 weeks later, on August 19, 2024, on a twice-daily, thrice weekly Antigua-Saint Lucia-Barbados routing.[6]

On 12 July 2025 the airline rebranded to Liat Air.[7]

Destinations

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As of July 11 2025:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Osbourn V. C. Bird International Airport Hub [8]
Codrington Burton–Nibbs International Airport [9]
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport [8]
File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Tortola Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport [10]
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Cartagena de Indias Rafael Núñez International Airport [11]
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Marigot Douglas–Charles Airport [12]
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada St. George's Maurice Bishop International Airport [13]
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport [14]
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Kingston Norman Manley International Airport [15]
Montego Bay Sangster International Airport [16][17]
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Castries George F. L. Charles Airport [8]
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent Kingstown Argyle International Airport Hub [18][19]
File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten Philipsburg Princess Juliana International Airport [20]
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Piarco International Airport [21]

Fleet

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As of December 2024, the LIAT20 fleet consists of the following aircraft:

LIAT20 Fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-600
1
2
48
 Ex-LIAT (1974) aircraft[22][23]
Embraer E145
3
—
50
 Leased from Air Peace[22]
Embraer E195-E2
—
1
124
 Leased from Air Peace[24]
Total 4 3

References

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