Uruguayan airline Pluna planning to open new domestic routes in Chile

Friday, May 20th 2011 - 10:24 UTC

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For years LAN Chile has dominated the Chilean airways, but recent reports suggest Uruguayan based airline Pluna is hoping to open up new domestic flights within Chile, increasing the competition already offered by Sky airlines and PAL airlines. Read full article

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GeoffWard
It is really hard to negotiate 'slots' in the landing/takeoff schedules of the key international airports anywhere in the world.

With the LAN-TAM merger, I've a feeling that Pluna will be relegated to Montevideo-Santiago direct, and minor airports/poor slots elsewhere across Chile.
Pluna is a bit like Azul in Brasil, fighting for market space amongst the big-boys. Also a bit like Ryanair in the UK - basic, no frills, but able to be burned-off like BA did to Laker Airways.
It's a hard-ball business.
May 21st, 2011 - 09:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ManRod
Pluna, which is one of the few small and good airlines on our continent, is doing a dangerous plan... we, as consumers do welcome additional competition in our chilean domestic market, though being realistic: Every other foreign Airline, who has tried to harvest in LAN's backyard, has burnt their fingers. There is Aerolineas, who withdraw with Aerolineas del Sur some years ago. Or others even burnt alive, like then main carrier peruvian Aerocontinente, who openly challanged LAN and totally failed while it tried, also in their own market (they do no longer exist), where you can almost only fly LAN Peru nowerdays.

LAN is a very aggressive company when it comes to defend own interests, they love to be challenged by competitors and horribly crashing them afterwards. I would almost say, they are abusive. On the other side, as a customer, they are a very secure and good airline, to a level no other Latinamerican airline can offer.
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