Antigua joins Air Peace route network
Antigua joined Barbados, Jamaica and St. Kitts in Air Peace’s Caribbean expansion, adding direct passenger and cargo connectivity to markets like Montego Bay and St. Kitts. Improved air links could shorten lead times for time‑sensitive items and create alternative routing for high-value cargo. (travelandtourworld.com)
Air Peace has scheduled a monthly Lagos–Antigua–Barbados service to restart on May 24, 2026, with tickets available through the carrier’s booking channels. (arise.tv) Published outbound times for the route list Lagos → Antigua departing 06:00 and arriving 15:00, Antigua → Barbados departing 16:30 and arriving 17:50, with the return Barbados → Antigua → Lagos timed to arrive Lagos at 01:50 (+1). (arise.tv) Air Peace is deploying its wide‑body Boeing 777 long‑haul fleet on Caribbean trunk segments, having taken delivery of a fourth 777 (5N‑CEG) on August 22, 2025 and previously operating 777s on Lagos–Montego Bay services. (flyairpeace.com) Boeing 777 passenger variants commonly offer lower‑deck payloads in the region of ~20 tonnes for 777‑200 and ~25.2 tonnes for 777‑300, giving shippers measurable belly‑hold capacity on each monthly rotation. (iagcargo.com) The service is explicitly described by the airline as the only direct West/Central Africa–Caribbean air link, removing the need for transits via Europe or North America but leaving capacity constrained by a single monthly frequency. (amehnews.com) Air Peace Caribbean’s 70% stake in LIAT 2020 (with the Antigua & Barbuda government holding 30%) creates a regional feeding mechanism that can route freight and passengers between Antigua (VC Bird, ANU), Barbados (BGI) and other Leeward/Greater Antilles points. (airguide.info)
