United States DoT approves Delta and LATAM joint venture

The Department of Transportation of the USA approvaló the joint company or joint venture enter Delta and LATAM Group.

Delta Air Lines and LATAM Group workáin close collaborationón to create the associationón of aerolíneas líbetween USA/Canadaá y Américh from the South (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú and Uruguay) and connect the Américh with the world like never before with access to más de 300 Destinations, after the US Department of Transportation. will grant approvalón end to their joint venture.

Delta and LATAM complete joint venture

Once implemented, you approveón allows Delta y LATAM Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Brazil, LATAM Airlines Colombia, LATAM Airlines Perú and LATAM Airlines Paraguay begin the work of unlocking new benefits for customers and cargo, including improved service and expanded route offerings, what to addán to c pathsóI say shared and rec loyalty benefitsíalready existing proca. In the prówe cry months if we shareán más details about the benefits of the associationón.

“La associationóDelta n with LATAM helpá to grow the market between Américh from the North and Américh from the South and provideá significant and much-needed benefits for customers, and we applaud the DOT for this approvalón final”, Ed Bastian said, CEO of Delta. “Now, We will get to work with LATAM to transform the travel experience of our collective customers and create new opportunities for our employees”.

Delta and LATAM announced in 2019 what to formían la associationón of aerolíneas líthere one América, with the goal of significantly expanding travel options on Américh North and South offering a l customer experienceíder in the industry. Since then, The partners have achieved a series of milestones including accruingón/canjeo mutuo de miles frequent flyer; rec benefitsífrequent flyer pros élite; shared terminals at hub airports such as New York JFK, São Paulo, Brazil and Santiago, Chile; and mutual access to 53 Delta Sky Club lounges in the United States and five LATAM lounges in Américh from the South, including Delta's spectacular new Sky Club in The Ádrooling and the new LATAM Lounge Santiago de Chile, the saltón for customers más big Américh from the South.

On 2020, Delta and LATAM introduced their first c servicesóI say shared in Américh from the South, and in 2021 expanded c servicesóI say shared to 20 routes between USA and the rulerón, además connections to a wide range of national and regional destinations from its hubs in Atlanta, New York and Los Ádrooling, Santiago, Lima, Bogotaá and S.ão Paulo, improving connectivity between the two regions.

It should be noted, that at the moment LATAM Airlines Ecuador is not part of this JV since it isá aún pending the signing of the agreement Open skies with the United States.