Established in 1956 as Leeward Islands Air Transport Services, LIAT airline began with a single aeroplane flying between Antigua and Montserrat. Now, LIAT serves 21 destinations. The Caribbean airline’s footprint is wide, stretching all the way from the Dominican Republic in the north, to Guyana on the South American mainland, and serving most of the islands in the archipelago.
LIAT is signalling the beginning of a new and exciting era of service to the Caribbean with a reimaging of its core identity
With LIAT you can fly to: Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Canouan, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Nevis, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, St Croix, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Maarten, St Thomas, St Vincent, Tortola, and Trinidad.
LIAT, ‘The Caribbean Airline’, has been operating for nearly 58 years and is the only regional airline to have gone the full distance intact. Given the uncertain nature of the industry, this is a stellar achievement. To celebrate this fact, and to ensure the company is around for many years to come, LIAT has started a journey into a new era with a bright vision for the future, placing loyal passengers at the centre of its business focus. The airline is now displaying its confidence in the future with the arrival of new planes and a change in its corporate identity.
New fleet, new brand
The purchase of new planes (ATR 42- and 72- 600 series) sees LIAT poised to play an even greater role in the growth of its region and its people. The customers’ needs come first thanks to the most efficient and versatile turboprop on the regional market. This re-fleeting programme is due for completion in 2014 and will see the present stable of Dash 8 aircraft being replaced with 12 brand new ATR-600 series aircraft.
LIAT is signalling the beginning of a new and exciting era of service to the Caribbean with a reimaging of its core identity – the airline’s logo. The font has been changed to reflect the new reality of business and communication in a world led by instantaneous connectivity and increased sociability. The lines of the logo have been softened, presenting LIAT as more approachable and less formal. The ‘swishes’ have also been softened. They represent both the communication between the peoples of the Caribbean and the many bridges, or routes, LIAT provides.
Finally, the dot, representing the region’s ever-shining sun, reflects the warmth inherent in LIAT’s Caribbean promise. The addition of colour bands shows the increasing world LIAT now encompasses, the expansion of routes, as well as our bold new vision to transcend the Caribbean, expanding into destinations throughout the Americas.
Extra services
LIAT offers a full cargo service with a dedicated freighter aircraft. It currently operates to all of the Caribbean airline’s 21 destinations and there are plans to expand to additional territories. Customers can track their packages online at LIATcargo.com, and fresh food can be delivered safely throughout the region.
LIAT also offers an Express Package Service known as Quikpak. This provision is also available across LIAT’s whole range of destinations. Quikpak gets your packages there on the same day or overnight, at the most attractive rates in the region.
