REGIONAL carrier, LIAT has issued an advisory saying that the airline has had to cancel eight of the eleven flights scheduled for today (Monday October 13, 2014), due to the impact the passage of Tropical Storm “Gonzalo” is likely to have on its operations. 

In a release issued late last night from its Antigua-based headquarters, LIAT said that as of 22:30hrs, the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua would be closed until noon today, by which time they would have been able to review the situation.
Those flights that have been cancelled, as advised by the airline, are as follows:
LI 310: St. Lucia to Antigua
LI 308: St. Lucia/Dominica/Antigua
LI 362: Barbados to Antigua
LI 540: Antigua/St Kitts/St Maarten/St Thomas
LI 541: St. Thomas/Anguilla/Antigua
LI 771: Antigua to St Lucia
LI 361: Antigua/Dominica/Barbados/Port of Spain; and
LI 521: Tortola/St Maarten/St Kitts/Antigua

The three flights whose departure times have been adjusted are:
LI 521: From Antigua is now scheduled to depart at 2:00pm, arriving in Barbados at 3:20pm;
LI 727: From Barbados, now scheduled to depart at 4:00pm, arriving in Grenada at 4:50pm; and
LI 727: From Grenada, now scheduled to depart at 5:15pm, and arrive in Port of Spain at 6:00pm.
The airline is, however, asking passengers whose flights are still on for today, to keep checking with it via its Website, Facebook page, local LIAT offices, or call the LIAT hotline from Antigua on 1-268-480-5582, which is toll free. Those in other Caribbean countries are asked to dial 1-888-844-5428, while those calling from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Island are asked to dial 1-866-549-5428 for information on the flights.
Meanwhile, LIAT wishes to advise that those customers who were affected by the disruptions and wish to rebook for a later day will be allowed to do so without added charges, or fare differences for a period of one week from their original scheduled date of travel. Following that one-week grace period, passengers will be required to pay applicable fare and change fees when rebooking, LIAT said in its release.
In closing, it says that those wishing to travel, but are unable to complete their journey due to the disruption caused by the weather condition, should not expect the airline to provide meals, transportation, hotel accommodation or any other luxury associated with disrupted flights.
Passengers with onward connections are also advised to contact their respective carriers, the airline said.