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LATAM Airlines projection for December 2021 passenger operations is estimated to reach 69% (measured in available seat kilometers – ASK) compared to 2019 levels, and a pre-pandemic context.
Operational increases for Colombia (+14 pp) and Brazil (+10 pp) stand out, compared to the November projection for this year. In Brazil, the increase is accompanied by new domestic routes to Jericoacoara and Vitória da Conquista, in addition to the reactivation of flights to Milan and London from São Paulo / Guarulhos. The seasonal routes Santiago-Florianópolis, São Paulo/Guarulhos-Punta del Este and Santiago-Punta del Este have also returned. With these announcements, the group maintains its expectation of closing the year with operations of over 65% of 2019 capacity levels.
LATAM plans to operate approximately 1,212 daily domestic and international flights during December, connecting 129 destinations in 18 countries. The cargo business has 1,150 flights scheduled on cargo freighters with an average utilization level that is 20% higher than the same period in 2019. These projections are subject to the impact of the pandemic and travel restrictions in the countries where LATAM Airlines Group operates.
In November 2021, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers – RPK) was 62.3% in relation to the same period in 2019, based on an operation measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) of 62.8% compared to November 2019. The load factor decreased 0.6 percentage points, reaching 82.0%.
With regards to cargo operations, the load factor was 59.4%, which corresponds to an increase of 2.1 percentage points compared to November 2019.
LATAM Airlines Group Operational Estimate – December 2021 (Measured in ASK)

Brazil
  • 74% projected operation (versus December 2019). November 2021 projection reference: 64%
  • 95% domestic and 48% international
  • Total December destinations: 49 domestic (equivalent to 583 daily flights on average) and 19 international
  • Updates:
  • International: Restart São Paulo / Guarulhos – Milan/Malpensa, São Paulo/Guarulhos – London/Heathrow
  • Domestic: New routes for São Paulo/ Guarulhos-Jericoacoara and São Paulo/ Guarulhos-Vitória da Conquista
Chile
  • 59% projected operation (versus December 2019). November 2021 projection reference: 56%
  • 92% domestic and 47% international
  • Total November destinations: 16 domestic (equivalent to 157 daily flights on average) and 21 international
  • Updates:
  • International: Restart the seasonal route of Santiago-Florianópolis(January and February)
Colombia
  • 102% projected operation (versus December 2019). November 2021 projection reference: 88%
  • 137% domestic and 69% international
  • Total December destinations: 16 domestic (equivalent to 180 daily flights on average) and 4 international
  • Updates:
  • Domestic: New routes for Cali-Montería, Medellín-Pereira, Cali-Pasto, Medellín-Leticia
Ecuador
  • 40% projected operation (versus December 2019). November 2021 projection reference: 34%
  • 112% domestic and 16% international
  • Total December destinations: 7 domestic (equivalent to 33 daily flights on average) and 2 international
Perú
  • 63% projected operation (versus December 2019). November 2021 projection reference: 62%
  • 82% domestic and 55% international
  • Total December destinations: 19 domestic (equivalent to 159 daily flights on average) and 20 internationals
  • Updates:
  • International: New route for Lima-Buenos Aires/Aeroparque
Cargo
  • 98% projected operation (versus December 2019). November 2021 projection reference: 82%
  • 91% domestic belly and 64% international belly*
  • 140% dedicated freighter

* Belly: merchandise transported in the cargo hold (lower deck) of the plane.
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