LATAM Airlines Perú (formerly LAN Perú S.A.) is an airline based in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

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. It is a

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LATAM Airlines Group LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is an airline holding company headquartered in Santiago, Chile. It is considered the largest airline company in Latin America with subsidiaries in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. The company filed for Ch ...

, which owns 49% of the airline and

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of Peru. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main hub is

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. LATAM Perú is the dominant airline in Peru, controlling 73.4% of the domestic market.

History

LAN Peru was established in July 1998 by

LAN-Chile LATAM Airlines Chile (formerly LAN Airlines and LAN-Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile, one of the founders of LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest airline holding company. The main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International ...

in Lima by the entrepreneurs Mr. Boris Hirmas Rubio,

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, Cristian Said and Dr Javier Rodriguez Larrain. Operations began on July 2, 1999 with domestic services from

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and

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. Its launch marked the reappearance of a major national airline in Peru after the demise of

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and others. An international service to

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was added on November 15, 1999. The airline became a subsidiary of

LAN Airlines LATAM Airlines Chile (formerly LAN Airlines and LAN-Chile) is an airline based in Santiago, Chile, one of the founders of LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest airline holding company. The main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International ...

in September 2002, owned by LAN (49%), ER Larraín (30%) and Inversiones Aéreas (21%) and has 1,500 employees. In 2004, it was incorporated into

holding with the change of the name of the parent company. During the third quarter of 2006, LAN Peru added 8 new

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s to its fleet, intended to replace its

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s for domestic operations in Peruvian territory. In October 2006, LAN Perú obtained authorization from the Peruvian DGAC to operate as an Aeronautical Maintenance Workshop (TMA), granting it the number 029. This allows it, in addition to supporting LAN operations, to offer service to other companies that Aircraft with Peruvian registration operate. In 2008, the airline transported about 3.5 million passengers, with 2.9 million in the domestic market. In October 2009, the airline received the authorization to provide aircraft maintenance services. As part of the merger between the parent company LAN Airlines and

TAM Linhas Aéreas LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas, is the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group and one of the largest airlines in the country. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC), between January and December 201 ...

, which began in 2010 from which

emerged, the airline was newly established as ''LATAM Airlines Perú'' on May 5, 2016.

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

LATAM Perú has

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s with the following airlines: *

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Fleet

Current fleet

The LATAM Perú fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2022):

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

LATAM Pass

LATAM Pass is LATAM Perú's Frequent Flyer Program, shared with the parent company

. There are currently over two million members in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Canada and the United States.

Accidents and incidents

*On November 18, 2022, LATAM Perú Flight 2213, an

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(registered CC-BHB) was taking off from

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, when it collided with a fire engine that was crossing the runway, killing two firefighters and seriously injuring a third. All 102 passengers and 6 crew aboard the aircraft escaped with 4 suffering serious injuries and 36 suffering minor injuries.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:LATAM Perú Airlines of Peru P Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association Former Oneworld affiliate members Airlines established in 1998 Transport in Lima 1998 establishments in Peru