The Government of Antigua & Barbuda has declared its disapproval of plans by Trinidad & Tobago to expand the services of Caribbean Airlines and says it plans to fight the announced plans.
Finance Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Colm Imbert has announced that the operations of Caribbean Airlines will be scaled-up to include the purchase of several aircraft with the expectation of placing them on routes serviced by LIAT
In a statement , in response, the Antigua & Barbuda Government reaffirmed its determination to have LIAT resume its role, providing hundreds of jobs to residents and citizens.
Last month the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda announced plans to enter into a partnership with Air Peace, a private Nigerian airline, to purchase a significant share in LIAT 2020 and to provide the capital necessary to return LIAT to its “former glory”.