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LATAM Perú

LATAM Perú
Latam-logo -v (Indigo).svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
LP LPE LAN PERU
Founded 1998 (as LAN Perú)
May 5, 2016 (as LATAM Perú)
Hubs Jorge Chávez International Airport
Focus cities Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport
Frequent-flyer program LATAM Pass
Alliance Oneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size 27
Destinations 32
Parent company LATAM Airlines Group
Headquarters Lima, Peru
Key people Félix Antelo
Website www.latam.com

LATAM Perú, formerly LAN Perú S.A. is an airline based in Lima, Peru. It is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines (: LFL), which owns 49% of the airline. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main base is Jorge Chávez International Airport. LATAM Perú is the dominant airline in Peru, controlling 73.4% of the domestic market.

The airline was established in July 1998 in Lima by the entrepreneurs Mr. Boris Hirmas Rubio,and peruvian investor Lorenzo Sousa Debarbieri, and lawyer Javier Rodriguez Larrain Salinas and began operations on July 2, 1999 with domestic services from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cusco and Rodriguez Ballon International Airport, Arequipa. Its launch marked the reappearance of a major national airline in Peru after the demise of Aeroperú, Faucett Perú and others. An international service to Miami International Airport was added on November 15, 1999. It became a subsidiary of LAN Airlines in September 2002, owned by LAN Airlines (49%), ER Larraín (30%) and Inversiones Aéreas (21%) and has 1,500 employees.

In 2004 it was incorporated into LAN Airlines holding with the change of the name of the parent company.

In 2008 transported about 3 million and 500 thousand passengers, with 2 million and 900 thousand in the domestic market.

In October 2009 received authorization to provide aircraft maintenance services.


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