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. At the time that operations were suspended, LAW flew to six destinations using Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

History

LAW was founded by a group of lawyers; executives in the insurance company and construction industries; and pilots for Middle Eastern airlines. It was led by Andrés Dulcinelli. The consortium had invested US$3 million in the airline, which might increase to $5 million. LAW would focus on operating flights to underserved markets.Infante, M. P. and Villagrán, J. M. (30 December 2015)
"New Chilean airline will debut in late January"
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'': B5. Retrieved 15 January 2016. LAW operated its first flight on 27 January 2016, from

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(in Spanish). ''ABC Color''. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016. Flights made a technical stop in

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. LAW used a Boeing 737-300 aircraft belonged to fellow start-up Chilejet.Chile's Latin American Wings eyes launch later this month"
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. In August 2017, the CEO of the LAW had stated a plan to add up to 14 Boeing 737-300 in the next two years. In February 2017, the Chilean government filed a complaint against LAW for possible implications related to Haitian immigrants smuggling, using the route between Santiago and

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to smuggle an estimate of 14,000 people. After only 2 years, unable to gain any significant market share against Sky Airline and the nascent

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, LAW abandoned all domestic operations in January 2018. Two months later, on March 10, facing the inability to use Jorge Chávez International Airport as a technical stop effective March 15, LAW announced that it was suspending operations.

Destinations

At the time that operations were suspended, LAW flew to the following destinations:

Fleet

When operations were suspended, the Latin American Wings consisted of the following aircraft:

References

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* {{Airlines of Chile Defunct airlines of Chile Airlines established in 2015 Airlines disestablished in 2018 Chilean companies established in 2015 2018 disestablishments in Chile Chilean brands