The troubles, which stranded thousands of passengers across LIAT's 1,300 miles of network, started in early August and continued for some two months while LIAT struggled with crewing both types and deliveries of the new aircraft. To compound the problems, an engine of one of the new aircraft took a week to be replaced, and one of the new aircraft was chartered to the Prime Minister of Taiwan in the middle of the debacle. The CEO blamed the numerous flight delays and cancellations on "unscheduled maintenance, crew shortages, bad weather, airport limitations, obtaining licences for operating our new ATR aircraft, Tropical Storm Chantal, strong surface winds, unfavourable weather conditions, airport limitations, and runway lights". Capt. Brunton resigned in late September, with his departure on October 1, 2013. Destinations LIAT provided service in the Eastern Caribbean region from Puerto Rico in the north to Georgetown, Guyana, in the south, linking the chain of islands in between. Airline partners In addition to the above airlines, LIAT once had interline agreements with: The airline had former codeshare agreements with: BWIA West Indies Airways Carib Aviation Caribbean Helicopters Fleet As of January 2022, the LIAT fleet consists of the following aircraft: Previously operated The LIAT retired fleet includes the following aircraft: 5 ATR 72-600 2 ATR 42-600 Beechcraft twin Bonanza de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 Bombardier Dash 8-300 BAC One-Eleven - stretched series 500 aircraft (The BAC One-Eleven series 500 was the only jet aircraft type ever operated by LIAT.) Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Britten-Norman BN-2A-III Trislander de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter de Havilland DH-114 Heron Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Accidents and incidents On August 23, 1959, a LIAT de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B crashed on landing in St. Kitts. The aircraft was en route between St. Johns, Antigua and St. Kitts. After landing, it overran the runway and was damaged beyond repair. No one was seriously injured and there were no fatalities. LIAT Flight 319: On August 4, 1986, a LIAT de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into the Caribbean Sea. The aircraft was en route between St. Lucia and St. Vincent when it crashed due to poor weather conditions, while on approach. After a full day's search failed to find a trace of the Twin Otter, all of the 11 passengers and two crew were presumed dead. On December 2, 2010, LIAT flight LI362, a Bombardier Dash 8-Q300