{"id":24615,"date":"2019-03-01T13:04:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=24615"},"modified":"2019-03-01T13:04:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T17:04:44","slug":"liat-says-it-wil-keep-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/liat-says-it-wil-keep-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"LIAT Says It Wil Keep Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LIAT will continue flying across the region, Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Julie ReiferJones says in response to recent media reports about the airline.<\/p>

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She is reassuring passengers that the airline will continue to operate in a safe and efficient manner to provide connectivity and service to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Reifer-Jones noted that while the airline is in a challenging financial situation, LIAT has continued flying through the region with support from its principal shareholders: the Governments of Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Dominica. <\/p>

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She noted, however, that the airline has also been operating to destinations where there has been no support from governments and authorities to ensure that critical connectivity remains. <\/p>

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Mrs. Jones advised that the current discussions with Regional Governments are intended to put in place new arrangements which provide a basis for sharing the burden amongst all the countries currently benefitting from LIAT\u2019s services. She also noted that all stakeholders, whether labour<\/g>, suppliers or financiers will be called upon to make adjustments aimed at achieving a viable airline operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline has already been working to improve its On-Time Performance, and she indicated that 83% of the airline\u2019s flights were on time in 2018. The airline is currently undergoing a restructuring exercise which is expected to improve the operations of the airline as the company moves to build a sustainable model. LIAT currently operates 491 flights weekly across its network of 15 destinations. <\/p>

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