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LIAT has been granted permission to fly to Barbados, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced. The permission was recently granted.<\/p>

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Two Saturdays ago LIAT said it was forced to suspend services to two of its previously announced destinations while it awaits the approval from the relevant authorities in Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines, two former shareholder governments of the financially-strapped airline.<\/p>\n

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LIAT, which is now under Administration, had late last month announced the resumption of flights five days a week to seven destinations across its network.<\/p>

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The seven destinations are: Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, St Kitts, and St Vincent. LIAT said that the limited schedule of flights will return connectivity to these destinations, which were impacted by the airline\u2019s suspension of commercial services in March due to financial problems and the COVID-19 pandemic that forced many Caribbean countries to shut down their borders.<\/p>

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LIAT said prior to its suspension of services, it had been operating to Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines \u201con valid flight approvals, which have not expired,\u201d adding \u201c LIAT operated a scheduled flight to Barbados on Monday, Nov. 30.<\/p>\n

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LIAT has been granted permission to fly to Barbados, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced. The permission was recently granted. 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