ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Sept. 9, CNS – Regional airline LIAT today announced the addition of Haiti to its route network and more flights to the Ogle International Airport in Guyana.
In a statement announcing its winter schedule, the carrier said that effective 5th December 2014, Liat will launch services to Port au Prince in Haiti every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
“The new route will meet customer demand and provide connections for customers to travel within the Caribbean to and from this growing market,” CEO David Evans said.
“With the launch of this new route to Haiti, Dominica will receive eight additional flights per week, as well as a new direct service every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between Antigua and Dominica.”
Flights from San Juan to Dominica will operate with a nonstop service one way and via Antigua on the return to Dominica. The San Juan flight arrives into Antigua at 1610 to allow connections with international services to Europe.
Meantime, effective 30th October 2014, Liat will operate three additional services per week to Ogle in Guyana on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, bringing the total number of services to 10 weekly.
Guadeloupe will connect with Antigua and Dominica and timings of the service have been re-phased to allow two-way connections with international services to and from France, for all three weekly flights.
Anguilla will operate to/from Antigua as a point-to-point service on an ATR 72 offering almost twice the capacity to the market.
The carrier said as part of a major initiative to restructure its commercial activities to meet customer needs and to improve performance of the airline, Liat will change its schedule periods from the three seasonal schedules currently produced to a standard IATA schedule, which covers two seasons. The new winter schedule will come into effect on 26 October 2014 and run until 28 March 2015. By maintaining the schedule for a longer period, it allows our customers to plan further ahead, as the routes and times of services are known.
“We are pleased to be able to restructure the schedule to bring the airline in line with all major carriers. By publishing a schedule twice a year, we are able to offer our customers greater consistency, enabling them to plan their flights further ahead,” the LIAT CEO said.
CNS/anu/db/2014
