LIAT (2020) Limited (Liat Air) and Air Caraïbes on Thursday announced the signing of an interline agreement that will allow passengers of both airlines to travel seamlessly across the carriers’ combined networks on a single ticket and a single point of purchase.
The agreement combines Liat Air’s extensive intra-Caribbean network, connecting the Eastern Caribbean islands, Guyana, Jamaica Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Barbados and the wider region from its hub at V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua, with Air Caraïbes’ regional services from Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, and its long-haul connection between the Caribbean and Paris-Orly.
Under the interline, customers will be able to book itineraries that combine flights operated by both airlines through travel agents and global distribution systems, with baggage checked through to their final destination. The arrangement removes the need for travellers to purchase separate tickets, re-check luggage, or pay duplicate fees when transferring between the two carriers.
“This agreement is an important step in delivering the kind of regional connectivity Caribbean travellers, tourism operators and businesses have been asking for,” Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIAT 2020, Hafsah Abdulsalam, CEO, LIAT (2020) Limited related.
“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.”
In addition, Commercial Director of Air Caraïbes, Hugues Heddebaul stated, “Travelling across the Caribbean should never mean navigating fragmented journeys or unnecessary complexity. 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. Beyond a commercial agreement, it reflects a strong conviction: a better-connected Caribbean is a more open, more accessible, and more dynamic Caribbean,” he added.
Customer benefits of the interline include a single ticket and itinerary covering travel on both Liat Air and Air Caraïbes; through-checked baggage from origin to final destination; access to a broader Caribbean network spanning the English-, French- and Dutch-speaking islands; onward connections between the Caribbean and Paris-Orly via Air Caraïbes’ long-haul services from Pointe-à-Pitre and Fort-de-France and coordinated booking and ticketing through travel agents and global distribution systems.
However, interline tickets will be available for sale through travel agents and authorised distribution channels with effect from June 1, 2026.
Both airlines highlighted the agreement’s contribution to regional tourism and economic integration.
By improving the ease and affordability of inter-island travel and providing direct access to European source markets, the partnership is expected to support increased visitor arrivals, business travel and the movement of Caribbean diaspora communities throughout the region.
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