LATAM Airlines Chile
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| Founded | 1998 (after Fast Air & Ladeco merger) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | LATAM Pass | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld (2004-2020; affiliate)[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
| Destinations | 16 | ||||||
| Parent company | LATAM Chile | ||||||
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
LATAM Express (Transporte Aéreo S.A.), previously known as LAN Express is a subsidiary of LATAM Chile. It operates some domestic and a few international routes for its parent. Its main base is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, Chile.[2]
History
The airline was formerly known as Ladeco and established in September 1958. Ladeco was acquired by LAN Chile in August 1995 following the approval of the Chilean Anti-monopolies Board. In October 1998 LAN Chile merged Ladeco with Fast Air.[2] The brand was merged into LAN Airlines in 2004. The airline was renamed LATAM Express as a result of LAN Airlines being renamed LATAM Chile in May 2016. The airline faced a long lasting strike that cancelled most of the flights in April 2018.
Services
LATAM Express operated the following services (as of August 2017):[3]
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Antofagasta, Arica, Balmaceda, Calama, Concepción, Copiapó, El Salvador, Iquique, La Serena, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas, Santiago, Temuco and Valdivia.
Fleet
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Current fleet
All of the airline's fleet was leased from LATAM Chile. The LATAM Express fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019:[4]
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | 174 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 9 | 220 |
| Total | 13 |
Former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[5][6]
- 2 Airbus A319
- 6 further Airbus A320
- 7 further Airbus A321
References
- ^ "Details | oneworld". www.oneworld.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 104.
- ^ Flight International, 5–11 April 2005
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2018: 9.
- ^ "LAN Express Fleet". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ^ "Fleet LAN". lan.com. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
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