Tag: Latam Airlines Group

Friday, January 19th 2018 - 05:04 UTC
Pope marries two flight attendants from Chile's flagship en route to Iquique

Pope Francis celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding on Thursday, marrying two flight attendants from Chile’s flagship airline at 36,000 feet during a flight from Santiago.
Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 06:29 UTC
LATAM non-stop flights between Santiago de Chile and Melbourne

LATAM launched on 5 October non-stop flights between Melbourne and Santiago. The route will offer the only direct connection between Melbourne and Latin America and see three flights per week on a Boeing 787-9.
Friday, June 30th 2017 - 03:22 UTC
Falkland Islands: Tourists spending more shows survey

Visitor expenditure in the Falklands increased from both land-based tourists and cruise passengers last season. With all the figures from Immigration now in, and the cruise and air surveys analysed, the Tourist Board has a good picture of how last season performed they told Penguin News.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 21:56 UTC
Brazil to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines and farm land

President Michel Temer will propose legislation to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines and agricultural land in Brazil as he strives to pull the economy out of a two-year recession, government sources said on Monday.
Tuesday, December 6th 2016 - 11:28 UTC
LATAM Airlines to launch its longest nonstop flight ever between Santiago and Melbourne

LATAM Airlines Group today announced it will operate a new, non-stop service between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia, from 5 October 2017. The westbound Santiago-Melbourne leg – measuring more than 11,000 km in distance with a flight time of approximately 15 hours – will become the longest non-stop flight in LATAM´s history.
Tuesday, November 8th 2016 - 07:59 UTC
Latam/BA/Iberia deal questioned by Brazil´s competition regulator

Brazil's competition regulator Cade said on Monday that a deal between LATAM Airlines LAN.SN, British Airways and Iberia could have a negative impact on routes between Brazil and Europe. Chile-headquartered LATAM signed joint business agreements in January to deepen its ties with American Airlines Group and IAG's British Airways and Iberia, all members of the Oneworld Alliance.
Friday, October 21st 2016 - 14:20 UTC
Falklands in short supply of fresh produce, because of changes in Chilean Customs procedures

Falkland Islanders has been warned that fresh produce may be in short supply for some time to come due to changes in the Chilean Customs' procedures. Stanley Growers owner Tim Miller said that a large order for fruit and vegetables was not shipped from Santiago last week, as Customs officials at Punta Arenas insisted for the first time that LATAM airline provide them, in advance, with exact weight and contents of the cargo.
Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 07:46 UTC
Latam modifies ownership structure before the entrance of Qatar airlines

The Amaro family from Brazil, one of the main controllers of LATAM Airlines, sold a 6.47% stake in the regional carrier on Friday on the Santiago stock exchange for some US$296 million, as part of a strategy to modify the company's ownership structure.
Tuesday, August 16th 2016 - 06:01 UTC
Latam airlines has poor performance in 2Q; defers incorporation of new aircraft

Latin America's largest airline, reported a wider-than-forecast net loss in the second quarter of US$92 million, as it struggles to overcome tough economic conditions in its key markets. The airline made a loss of US$50 million in the same period a year ago, a quarter that is traditionally weak for seasonal reasons.
Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Latam is suspending flights to Venezuela because of the government's mounting debts

The largest airline in Latin America, Latam, (Lan Chile and Braizl's TAM) announced it is suspending its flights to Venezuela because of the worsening economic situation. The suspension came a day after Germany's Lufthansa said it would suspend its services to the country.