destinations, British Airways and Iberia to European destinations, to Brazilian internal destinations with Tam Linhas Aereas, to Asian destinations with Korean Air, and some destinations in Australia and New Zealand with Qantas.Īs of August 1 2006, LAN Airlines merged first and business classes of service into a single class, named Premium Business. LAN codeshares with American Airlines to U.S. This subsidiary is also under the single LAN brand. In mid-2005 LAN opened its subsidiary LAN Argentina in Argentina and operates national and international flights from Buenos Aires, being the third largest local operator behind Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral. On 17 June 2004 LAN Chile changed its formal name to LAN Airlines (which was said to mean Latin American Network Airlines, even though the airline says LAN is no longer an abbreviation now) as part of this re-branding process. In March 2004 Lan Chile and its subsidiaries LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador, LAN Dominicana and LANExpress became unified under the single LAN brand, instead of prior Linea Aerea Nacional. In October 1998 LanChile merged Fast Air with Ladeco. The approval from the Chilean Anti-monopolies Board resulted in the acquisition of control of the country's second airline Ladeco on 11 August 1995. In September 1989, the Chilean government privatized the carrier, selling a majority stake in the company to Icarosan and Scandinavian Airlines System.
It took the name Línea Aérea Nacional de Chile (LAN Chile) in 1932. The airline was founded by Chilean Army Air Services Commander Arturo Merino Benitez (who had the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport named after him years later), and began operations on Maas Línea Aeropostal Santiago-Arica. Its main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, with hubs/focus cities at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, and at Miami International Airport in Miami.
It is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is the principal Chilean airline and one of the largest in South America, with flights to Latin America, United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. NYSE|LFL is an airline based in Santiago, Chile. Lounge = VIP Lounge Neruda / VIP Lounge Mistral Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport The pass must be paid for at least 21 days before the first flight departure.Key_people = Enrique Cueto Plaza ( CEO), Sebastian Piñeraįocus_cities = Jorge Chavez International Airport A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 16 internal flights are permitted on the pass. Valid for non-residents of Argentina who are holders of an international return ticket arriving into Argentina, on any airline. The pass is available at a lower rate for passengers arriving into South America with LATAM.įor travel within Argentina on routes operated by Aerolineas Argentinas, in economy class. A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 16 flights are permitted on the airpass. Valid for non-residents of South America who are holders of an international return ticket to South America, on any airline. A maximum of 9 flights are permitted on the airpass.įor travel within South America on routes operated by LATAM.
Valid for non-residents of South America who are holders of an international return ticket arriving into Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and/or Uruguay. A maximum of 9 flights are permitted on the airpass.įor travel within South America on routes operated by Gol, in economy class. Valid for non-residents of Brazil who are holders of an international return ticket arriving into Brazil. These are the principal air passes available for Latin America:įor travel within Brazil on routes operated by Gol, in economy class.