LIAT Air, Air Caraïbes launch interline agreement to boost Caribbean connectivity
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- JOHN'S, Antigua — LIAT (2020) Limited, operating as LIAT Air, and Air Caraïbes have launched a new interline agreement aimed at improving travel connectivity across the Caribbean and providing easier access to Europe through a single-ticket booking system.
- The agreement, announced on Monday, allows passengers to travel across the combined networks of both airlines using a single ticket purchased through travel agents and authorized distribution channels.
- Under the arrangement, travelers will be able to book itineraries that include flights operated by both carriers, while benefiting from through-checked baggage to their final destination.
- The agreement eliminates the need for passengers to purchase separate tickets, re-check luggage, or pay additional baggage fees when transferring between the two airlines.
LIAT (2020) Limited, operating as LIAT Air, and Air Caraïbes have launched a new interline agreement aimed at improving travel connectivity across the Caribbean and providing easier access to Europe through a single-ticket booking system.
The agreement, announced on Monday, allows passengers to travel across the combined networks of both airlines using a single ticket purchased through travel agents and authorized distribution channels.
Under the arrangement, travelers will be able to book itineraries that include flights operated by both carriers, while benefiting from through-checked baggage to their final destination. The agreement eliminates the need for passengers to purchase separate tickets, re-check luggage, or pay additional baggage fees when transferring between the two airlines.
The partnership links LIAT Air's regional network, which serves destinations including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and several Eastern Caribbean islands, with Air Caraïbes' services throughout the French Caribbean and French Guiana. It also provides onward connections to Paris-Orly through Air Caraïbes' long-haul operations.
LIAT Air Chief Executive Officer Hafsah Abdulsalam described the agreement as a significant step toward improving regional transportation.
"This agreement is an important step in delivering the kind of regional connectivity Caribbean travellers, tourism operators and businesses have been asking for," Abdulsalam said.
"By linking our networks with Air Caraïbes, we are making it significantly easier to move between the English, French and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, and to connect from any of our island destinations onward to Europe through Paris. It is a meaningful expansion of what a ticket on LIAT Air can take you to."
Air Caraïbes Commercial Director Hugues Heddebault said the partnership would simplify travel throughout the region while strengthening links with Europe.
"Travelling across the Caribbean should never mean navigating fragmented journeys or unnecessary complexity," Heddebault said.
"Our ambition is simple: to bring territories closer together and make travel smoother for those who live, work, or travel across the region. This partnership with LIAT Air makes it easier to connect destinations across the Caribbean and provides more seamless access to Paris and Europe via our hubs in Pointe-à-Pitre and Fort-de-France."
He added that the agreement reflects a broader vision for regional integration.
"Beyond a commercial agreement, it reflects a strong conviction: a better-connected Caribbean is a more open, more accessible, and more dynamic Caribbean."
Both airlines said the partnership is expected to support tourism growth, business travel and economic integration by making inter-island travel more convenient and expanding access to European markets.
They also noted that improved connectivity could benefit Caribbean diaspora communities by providing more efficient travel options throughout the region and beyond.
