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LIAT
Announces New Arrangement With Carib Aviation
Date Posted: August 13, 2008.
ANTIGUA, Coolidge. - In July 2008, LIAT suspended its
relationship with Carib Aviation pending the resolution of a
number of operational and administrative issues.
Following extensive talks between the two carriers, it has
been agreed that from 14th August 2008 the existing code
share and wet-lease arrangements will be terminated but a
new arrangement will be entered into, whereby LIAT will make
Carib’s flights available through its reservations system.
This means that customers will be able to book Carib (“3Q)
flights through the LIAT website, call centre and travel
agents who are using the LIAT Travel Agents ‘portal’. It
will also be possible to book ‘through’ tickets on to LIAT
services, for example, Montserrat-Antigua-Barbados, where
the Montserrat-Antigua flight is performed by Carib and the
Antigua-Barbados flight is performed by LIAT.
At a number of stations, LIAT will provide Carib with ground
handling services. However, Carib, which has full
certification as a scheduled carrier, will be entirely
responsible for its own services, delays, misconnected bags,
etc.
Commenting on the new arrangements, LIAT CEO, Mark Darby,
said “I believe that the new deal with Carib will offer our
customers access to a range of services that LIAT is unable
to provide, such as to Montserrat, but will make it clearer
to the customer who is to perform their flights”.
Carib will continue to operate services to Montserrat,
Dominica (Canefield), St. Lucia, Nevis, St. Kitts and
Anguilla, which will all be available for sale through the
LIAT website, Call Centre and Travel Agents.
