POINTE-À-PITRE, Guadeloupe — Regional airline Air Antilles has been ordered into judicial liquidation, bringing an immediate end to its operations and leaving 116 employees facing uncertainty.
The decision was issued Monday by the Mixed Commercial Court of Pointe-à-Pitre, which rejected all remaining takeover bids, citing insufficient financial backing and legal uncertainties. A final proposal to relaunch the airline under a new brand was deemed too risky, while another larger bid was withdrawn after failing to demonstrate secured funding.
With no viable rescue plan in place, the court ordered the airline to cease operations immediately. A judicial liquidator will now oversee the process, including the verification of debts and settlement with creditors.
Key Role
Air Antilles had long played a key role in connecting islands across the French Caribbean, including Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Martin and Dominica and also had a year-long close cooperation with WINAIR. Its collapse raises concerns about reduced regional connectivity, higher ticket prices and wider impacts on the aviation and tourism sectors.
