LATAM Express
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| IATA code : | LU |
| ICAO code : | LXP |
| Call sign : | LAN EX |
| Founding: | 1958 (as Ladeco) |
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Santiago de Chile , Chile
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| Home airport : | Santiago de Chile airport |
| Company form: | Subsidiary of LAN Airlines |
| IATA prefix code : | 972 |
| Alliance : | oneworld Alliance |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | LANPASS |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.lan.com |
LATAM Express (previously Ladeco and LAN Express ) is a Chilean scheduled airline based in Santiago de Chile. It is wholly owned by LATAM Airlines and operates an extensive domestic flight network as well as some international routes. The main base is at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago de Chile.
history
LATAM Express is the successor to the Chilean airline Ladeco , which was founded in November 1958 and served domestic and international destinations until 1994. In August 1995 LanChile (now LATAM Airlines) bought 99% of the shares in Ladeco and incorporated them into their fleet. Ladeco became the exclusive airline for domestic connections in Chile. In 1998, LAN Chile merged the Ladeco subsidiary with Fast Air . The merged continued flight operations under the name Ladeco. In 2001 the company was renamed LAN Express.
Destinations
National destinations:
- Antofagasta, Arica, Balmaceda, Calama, Concepción, Copiapó, El Salvador, Iquique, La Serena, Osorno, Pucon, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Santiago, Temuco and Valdivia.
International destinations:
- Rio de Janeiro, San Carlos de Bariloche and Sâo Paulo.
fleet
In 2013 the company operated 12 Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft. By December 2016, their number had dropped to five Airbus A319-100s with an average age of 11.1 years. In January 2018 the fleet consisted of two Airbus A319-100s with an average age of 11.4 years.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ LAN Express. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013 ; accessed on February 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Ch-aviation : Airline Information , accessed on December 3, 2016
- ↑ Airline Information Ch-Aviation, LATAM Express (in English), accessed on January 13, 2018