Summary
- LATAM Airlines Group boosts flight frequencies to Los Angeles and Miami this fall in partnership with Delta Air Lines.
- The joint venture between LATAM and Delta continues to expand, offering increased connectivity between North and South America to over 300 destinations.
- LATAM Airlines Brazil will also enhance routes to the US this fall, in addition to Delta’s increased service between Santiago and Atlanta.
LATAM Airlines Group has added more flight frequencies from Santiago, Chile, to Los Angeles and Miami this fall as part of its joint venture with Delta Air Lines. Additionally, the carrier will extend its seasonal Orlando flights into next year.
LATAM bolsters Miami and LA routes
Starting October 27th, the South American carrier will boost its number of weekly flights from Santiago (SCL) to Los Angeles (LAX) from six to seven. Then, in November, it will increase frequencies from SCL to Miami (MIA) from 12 to 13 weekly flights, rising to 14 weekly services in December. LA and Miami are popular tourism destinations for Chileans during the Southern Hemisphere’s summer season and also have sizable Latin American populations.
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Kamal Hadad, Network Director of the LATAM Group, commented,
“We are very happy to announce this increase in flights to key cities in the United States during the summer season. The addition of new weekly flights reinforces the purpose of our agreement with Delta, which allows us to provide a better connection between countries in South and North America, enabling thousands of passengers to reach some of the most significant vacation destinations in the United States.”
Data from Cirium shows that this June, LATAM will operate a daily service between Santiago and Los Angeles with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, offering over 4,000 weekly seats between the two cities. As for its Santiago-Miami service, LATAM will offer 13 weekly flights – also with its Dreamliners – amounting to over 7,400 weekly seats going both ways.
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The airline’s upcoming Santiago-Orlando seasonal route – which is due to launch next week with two weekly flights – will also be extended from December 2024 to March 2025. When announced in February, this route was initially scheduled to run from June 16th to September 28th.
LATAM and Delta’s JV
LATAM and Delta signed their joint venture in October 2022 to enhance connectivity and the overall passenger experience between North and South America. In just over a year, the two airlines have increased their capacity by a whopping 75%, delivering seamless access for passengers with both carriers to over 300 destinations across North and South America.
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In August, the two airlines inaugurated the JV’s first Brazilian addition with flights between São Paulo and Los Angeles – the route is expected to carry over 110,000 passengers each year, amounting to almost two-thirds of Brazilian tourist arrivals to the City of Angels.
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Six routes have been announced since the launch of the joint venture, with two already in operation.
Other route announcements
LATAM Airlines Brazil will also bolster frequencies to the US this fall. Starting in October, the airline will increase its route from São Paulo (GRU) to Los Angeles from three to four weekly flights, as well as adding three more weekly flights from GRU to Orlando (MCO), taking it to a daily frequency on this route.
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JV partner Delta has also added a second flight on its route between Santiago and Atlanta (ATL) from December 13, 2024, to January 13, 2025.
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