Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell is proposing the setting up of a new regional airline alliance including LIAT and the national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Airlines. Dr Mitchell has been discussing the issue with Trinidad and Tobago's Patrick Manning and the new prime minister of Barbados David Thompson. He has told the Caribbean Media Corporation that what is needed is a cooperative arrangement with Trinidad and Tobago's Caribbean Airlines providing services when LIAT is not able to service certain destinations. The Prime Minister estimates that more than 80 percent of people do not get the opportunity to travel within the region due to the current transportation problems. In addition to Grenada, the governments of St. Lucia and Dominica have expressed disappointment with the service being provided by LIAT that operates a virtual monopoly on those routes. Reprinted from bbccaribbean.com