LAN Airlines
LAN Airlines was a Chilean airline based in Santiago. It was the largest airline in Chile and it's Peruvian subsidiary was the largest airline in Peru. It was a member of the Oneworld alliance.[3] The name LAN is an acronym in Spanish for Línea Aérea Nacional, meaning National Airline.[4] The airline took-over Brazil's TAM Airlines in 2012, forming the LATAM Airlines Group. Their seperate corporate identites merged in 2016 to create LATAM Airlines.
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| Founded | 1929 [1] | |||
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| Ceased operations | 2016 | |||
| Hubs | Santiago International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | LANPass | |||
| Fleet size | 119[2] | |||
| Destinations | 65+ | |||
| Parent company | LATAM Airlines Group S.A. | |||
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile | |||
| Website | http://www.lan.com/ | |||
LAN Airlines Media
DH 60G Gipsy Moths in service with LAN Chile, 1933
LAN-Chile Douglas DC-3, added to the fleet in 1945
A LAN-Chile Boeing 707-320 at Paris-Orly Airport in 1981
LAN-Chile Boeing 727-100 at Pudahuel Airport Santiago in 1972
A former LAN-Chile Boeing 767-200ER at Frankfurt Airport in 1994
A former LAN Airlines Airbus A340-300 landing at Frankfurt Airport in 2010
The flagship aircraft of LATAM Chile is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which flies mainly medium to long haul routes, as well as few domestic routes.
LATAM hubs LATAM Chile Airlines destinations
LATAM lounge in Santiago de Chile promoting the LAN-TAM merger to form the LATAM Airlines Group
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References
- ↑ "1929 establishments in Chile". Snipview.[dead link]
- ↑ "LAN Airlines Fleet Details and History". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ↑ http://www.oneworld.com/member-airlines/lan[dead link]
- ↑ "LA - Linea Aerea Nacional (Lan-Chile, IATA airline code) - AcronymFinder". www.acronymfinder.com.