{"id":43566,"date":"2019-07-13T10:52:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T14:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=43566"},"modified":"2019-07-13T10:52:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T14:52:31","slug":"antigua-eyes-new-destinations-for-liat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-eyes-new-destinations-for-liat\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua eyes new destinations for LIAT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Antigua and Barbuda government says its future plans for the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, is to have it fly as far north as Florida, stopping in places like Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.<\/p>

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Antigua and Barbuda is seeking to become the largest shareholder government of the airline and is in negotiations with Barbados to acquire most of that country\u2019s shareholding in the Antigua-based airline. The other shareholders are Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Antigua and Barbuda currently holds 34 per cent of the shares and if it succeeds in convincing Bridgetown to part with its LIAT shares, would have 81 per cent of the airline that employs over 600 people and operates 491 flights weekly across 15 destinations.<\/p>

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St. John\u2019s said it would seek to acquire the LIAT shares owned by Barbados, through a take-over of the liability of Barbados to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).<\/p>

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Cabinet said it had been \u201cinformed of the state of the negotiations\u201d which it later described as being \u201cat a very sensitive stage\u201d and that the government was informed that the negotiations would \u201ccontinue until there is an agreement\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAntigua and Barbuda\u2019s object is to acquire sufficient common shares in LIAT that will give the administration a controlling position. Instead of collapsing LIAT or reducing the size of its operation, the Gaston Browne administration aims to enlarge LIAT\u2019s routes and to operate LIAT as far north as Florida, stopping in places like Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic\u2014leasing jet aircraft to achieve this bigger ambition.<\/p>

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\u201cMore than 700 LIAT employees will remain employed if this ambition is realized,\u201d according to a note following the Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Prime Minister Browne told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that he is not aware that negotiations with Barbados had broken down.<\/p>

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Media reports in Barbados had suggested that the talks, which began a week ago had broken down after only \u201ca few hours\u201d.<\/p>

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Browne said that \u201ca counter offer was made by Antigua\u201d telling CMC he would not be disclosing the \u00a0offer \u201cat this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not at liberty to discuss the details,\u201d Browne said.<\/p>\n

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