Liat Air
Airline in Antigua and Barbuda
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Liat Air (/liːæt/; Antiguan and Barbudan Creole pronunciation [liːäːt]) 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 Caribbean Ltd, and its fleet has been inherited from LIAT (1974) and the latter.[1][2]
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(replaced LIAT (1974))
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.jpg) A Embraer ERJ-145MP in former livery | |||||||
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| Founded | 24 July 2020 (replaced LIAT (1974)) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 6 August 2024 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | QuikPak | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Peace (70%) Government of Antigua and Barbuda (30%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda | ||||||
| Key people | Hafsah Abdulsalam (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | https://flyliatair.com | ||||||
History
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 a local private company Air Peace Caribbean Ltd.[3] Air Peace Caribbean Ltd Ltd 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 Caribbean Ltd 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
As of 28 December 2025:
Fleet
As of December 2024, the LIAT20 fleet consists of the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 42-600 | 1 |
2 |
48 |
Ex-LIAT (1974) aircraft[24][25] |
| Embraer E145 | 3 |
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50 |
Leased from Air Peace[24] |
| Embraer E195-E2 | — |
1 |
124 |
Leased from Air Peace[26] |
| Total | 4 | 3 |