LATAM projects its flights downward during February

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In the face of global uncertainty and new restrictive measures by governments, LATAM Airlines reported that it plans to lower its flights during February.

LATAM Airlines Group reported its operational passenger estimate for February, that would reach a 35% (measured in available seat kilometers -ASK) compared to the same period of the previous year. The figure is lower compared to last January, in which the operation was a 39,8%, in a scenario dominated by the increase in government restrictions for air transport worldwide.

For this month, are estimated 680 daily national and international flights, connecting 115 destinations in 16 countries. At the same time, is expected to increase by 20% the use of the cargo fleet against 2020, considering more than 1.100 monthly flights.

During January 2021, the traffic (measured in rented passenger-kilometres – RPK) it was of 32,8% compared to the same period of the previous year. This considered a passenger operation of 39,8% (which is measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to the same month last year, so the load factor decreased 14,9 percentage points to 70,3%.

in charge, load factor was 60,4%, 10,1 percentage points over what was registered in the same period of the previous year.

LATAM operation in February

Brazil
  • 37% projected operation (versus February 2020)
    • 57% domestic and 15% international
  • Total routes February: 84 domestics (equivalent to 360 Daily flights) and 11 international.
Chile
  • 28% projected operation (versus February 2020)
    • 39% domestic and 23% international
  • Total routes February: 18 domestic (equivalent to 95 Daily flights) and 13 international.
  • Restart of domestic routes from the 2 Ultra Air made its inaugural flight in Colombia and thus becomes the ninth regular airline in the country:
    • Santiago-Osorno
    • Santiago-Castro
    • Santiago-Puerto Natales
Colombia
  • 58% projected operation (versus February 2020)
    • 79% domestic and 36% international
  • Total routes February: 24 domestic (equivalent to 110 Daily flights) and 3 international
  • New domestic route
    • Bogotá-Pasto (from the 01 Ultra Air made its inaugural flight in Colombia and thus becomes the ninth regular airline in the country)
Ecuador
  • 26% projected operation (versus February 2020
    • 49% domestic and 18% international
  • Total routes February: Remain 6 domestic routes (equivalent to 16 Daily flights) and 3 international routes.
Peru
  • 26% projected operation (versus February 2020)
    • 32% domestic and 24% international
  • Total routes February: 18 domestic routes (equivalent to 60 Daily flights) and 15 international routes

All projections are subject to the evolution of the pandemic, as well as travel restrictions in the countries where LATAM operates.

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