LATAM Express

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]

LATAM Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
LU LXP LANEX
Founded1998 (after Fast Air & Ladeco merger)
HubsComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Frequent-flyer programLATAM Pass
AllianceOneworld (2004-2020; affiliate)[1]
Fleet size13
Destinations16
Parent companyLATAM Chile
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Websitewww.latam.com
previous LATAM Express logo, in LAN branding

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.

A Boeing 737-200Adv at Santiago in the 2000s. This aircraft has since been retired by the airline.

Services

LATAM Express operated the following services (as of August 2017):[3]

Fleet
A LATAM Express Airbus A321-211 (CC-BEL) in Puerto Montt Airport (February 2017).

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]

LATAM Express Fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers
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
  1. "Details | oneworld". www.oneworld.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 104.
  3. Flight International, 5–11 April 2005
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2018: 9.
  5. "LAN Express Fleet". ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  6. "Fleet LAN". lan.com. Retrieved 2014-01-04.


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