LATAM Airlines Ecuador

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LATAM Airlines Ecuador
Aerolane Lineas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador SA
Logo of the LAN Ecuador
Boeing 767-300ER of LAN Ecuador
IATA code : XL
ICAO code : LNE
Call sign : AEROLANE
Founding: 2002
Seat: Guayaquil , Ecuador
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Operational bases:
Home airport : Guayaquil Airport
Company form: Subsidiary of LAN Airlines SA
Alliance : oneworld Alliance
Frequent Flyer Program : LANPASS
Fleet size: 4th
Aims: National and international
Website: www.lan.com

LATAM Airlines Ecuador (previously Lan Ecuador ) is a scheduled airline based in Guayaquil , Ecuador . It operates scheduled flights from its hubs in Guayaquil and Quito with aircraft that are leased from LATAM Airlines as required. It is 55% owned by Translloyd and 45% by LAN Airlines.

history

The company was founded as Lan Ecuador in July 2002 and began flight operations on April 28, 2003. LAN Ecuador is currently planning to expand its services, especially within South America. That is why the airline started domestic flights for the first time on April 19, 2009. The first took place between the two hubs of Guayaquil and Quito. This was followed by Cuenca and the Galapagos Islands . All flights are carried out with Airbus A318 . These connections give the airports access to the entire oneworld network. The airline will also expand its services to Colombia and the Caribbean region .

Services and benefits

LANPASS

LANPASS, the frequent flyer program of LATAM Airlines, offers a variety of special offers, such as free flights or free promotion to a higher class. Passengers collect miles per flight and can use them to “activate” the offers.

On the plane

Films can be seen, music can be heard and eaten during the flight. In addition, LATAM Ecuador is one of the few airlines (e.g. Emirates ) in the world that allows you to make calls during the flight. LATAM Ecuador also offers online check-in. This service enables passengers to check in on the Internet. You can choose your seat and print your boarding pass. Check-in is possible between 48 hours and two hours before departure.

LATAM Ecuador offers its passengers three classes of transport . Separate check-in counters are available for First Class . In the aircraft there are ergonomically designed lie-flat seats that can be adjusted to lie completely flat. There are also sockets everywhere. The Premium Business Class is the second highest seat class.

Destinations

LATAM Ecuador operates international scheduled flights from its hubs in Guayaquil and Quito to South and North America. A transatlantic connection to Madrid is also offered. There are flights to Buenos Aires, Lima, Miami, New York and Santiago de Chile, for example.

fleet

As of March 2020, the LATAM Ecuador fleet consists of four aircraft with an average age of 10.3 years:

Aircraft type number ordered Remarks Seats
Airbus A319-100 4th
total 4th -

Boeing 767-300ER aircraft have also operated in the past .

See also

Web links

Commons : LAN Ecuador  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Brief overview of the airline
  2. de.oneworld.com
  3. airliners.net
  4. a b Report on LAN Ecuador
  5. ^ LATAM Airlines Ecuador Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
  6. Orders and deliveries. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .