About The Airline
LIAT (1974) Ltd was established on 16 October 1956 and launched as Leeward Islands Air Transport or LIAT. The airline is headquartered near V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua. It operates high-frequency inter-island scheduled services serving 17 destinations in the Caribbean. The airline's main base is V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua & Barbuda, with bases at Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados and Piarco International Airport, Trinidad and Tobago.
The existing network joins together the countries of: Anguilla – Antigua – Barbados – Dominica - Grenada - Guadeloupe - Guyana – Martinique – Puerto Rico - St Croix – St Kitts – St Lucia - St Maarten – St Thomas – St Vincent – Tortola – Trinidad
The airline is owned by seven Caribbean governments, with three being the major shareholders – Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados and St Vincent.
The airline operates a fleet of five ATR 42 and four ATR 72 aircraft, with a one class service in a 2-2 configuration.
Further information can be found at www.liat.com