LIAT to Launch Service to Canouan from Barbados

Starting March 6, Caribbean regional airline LIAT will operate three flights per week from Barbados (BGI) to Canouan (CIW). LIAT flight 787 will leave Barbados at 5:20 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving in Canouan at 6 p.m. LIAT flight 760 will then leave Canouan at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays arriving in Barbados at 11:40 a.m.

The announcement of increased airlift comes on the heels of the 2008 airstrip expansion project. The Canouan Island airport runway was extended last spring to 5,900 feet, which now accommodates ATR 70-seater planes at full capacity (previously, ATR planes landed with maximum capacity of 35 passengers).

Additionally, as a result of the airstrip extension, the landing of most private jets; including the Airbus 319 and 320 and Boeing 737 is now accepted at the Canouan Airport.