The Caire group, owner of Air Antilles and Air Guyane, is placed in compulsory liquidation with continuation of activity for two months. The two airlines, which provide connections between the Caribbean islands, had been struggling for several months. The decision of the commercial court of Pointe-à-Pitre is well received by the pilots, who put an end to twenty days of strike.
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The pilots returned to their cockpit this Thursday morning. On strike since July 14, they demanded a salary increase refused by management.
CEO Éric Koury opposed these claims to the group’s indebtedness. He finally preferred to apply for compulsory liquidation.
The pilots’ union says it is looking forward to establishing a working relationship with their future employer. But it’s not done yet. The group now has two months to find a buyer.
Otherwise, he risks bankruptcy. A disaster scenario for Air Antilles and Air Guyane, which has 300 employees and has a fleet of sixteen aircraft.
In the absence of competition in the West Indies, ticket prices risk exploding. Bad news in an island region where the plane is an essential means of transport.
During the strike, a helicopter was even chartered in Guyana to connect isolated communities.
Air Antilles is the only airline to serve non-French Caribbean islands. The company does it from Guadeloupe and Martinique.
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