LIAT (2020)

Leeward Islands Air Transport Services >LIAT (1974) >LIAT (2020)
                                          4 Island Air Services ⇑
                                           Caribbean Star Airlines ⇑

♦ LIAT was founded in 1974 as the successor to Leeward Islands Air Transport Services (founded on 20Oct1956). Started operations as LIAT on 20Sep1974. Absorbed 4 Island Air Services in 1986. LIAT also purchased Caribbean Star Airlines on the 24Oct2007. On 27Jun2020, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda announced that Caribbean airline LIAT would be liquidated following a series of unsuccessful months due to COVID-19. The governments of Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines – the four major shareholders of LIAT resolved to liquidate the debt-ridden company and transfer its assets to a new company, LIAT (2020). LIAT 1974 ceased operations on 24Jan2024, ahead of the launch of newco LIAT 2020, commencing operations
< operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services serving 15 destinations in the Caribbean. The airline’s main base is V.C. Bird International Airport, Antigua and Barbuda, with a base at Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados > ♦