LIAT Air relaunches Antigua route, adds Montego Bay
Two more nonstop flights from Guadeloupe Maryse Condé International Airport to Antigua and Jamaica have been added by LIAT Air, an airline that has been brought back to life.
The company says that from May 1, there will be direct flights between Antigua (ANU) and Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP all over again. This service will restore an old route and make it easier for people across the Eastern Caribbean to meet. The airline also said that there will be two flights a week, on Fridays and Saturdays, using ATR 42 planes with 48 seats each.
On Facebook, the airline also said it was happy to add Guadeloupe as a new destination. “The Caribbean is now better linked! It said, “We can’t wait to bring you to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP) on our brand-new route, which starts May 1, 2026.”
For the beginning of July 2026, the airline will also start flying twice a week to Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ). As luck would have it, this new route to Jamaica opens at the same time that the island’s famous yearly Reggae Sumfest does. The service will now run all year.
Alain Bièvre, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Guadeloupe Maryse Condé Airport, said that these developments are important steps in the airport’s plan to become more diverse. He also said that Antigua would be reopened and a new route to Montego Bay would be started. These moves come after services were added to the southern Caribbean, Toronto, and Quebec.
Chairman Bièvre said that these two services should make the airport a major centre for growth in both the economy and tourism.
In his comments about the new routes, Hafsah Abdulsalam, CEO of Liat Air, said that this expansion strengthens major regional links once more. He also said that reconnecting Antigua with Guadeloupe will likely restore a major link between the islands, strengthening family ties, boosting economic activity, and enriching the cultural diversity of the Caribbean region.
She said that the new Montego Bay route would make it easier to reach one of the most active tourist markets in the area by connecting people from the Caribbean and Europe via Guadeloupe’s corridor.
The airline is also working with Guadeloupe’s Maryse Condé International Airport and Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay to offer more travel options and make it easier for people in the region to connect.
The Greater Caribbean should see more trade, tourists, and cultural exchange thanks to this new route. It will also make it easier to travel to the UK and the US via Antigua.