Preview: LATAM Airlines Group Projects It's Largest Operation in August, Since the Start of the Pandemic

12 Aug 2021

LATAM Airlines Group Projects It's Largest Operation in August, Since the Start of the Pandemic

Santiago (Chile), 11 August 2021 - LATAM's passenger operation projection for August 2021 estimates the group reaching a capacity of 49% (measured in available seat kilometers - ASK) compared to the same month in 2019, in a pre-pandemic context. The upward trend in operational recovery continues for the fourth consecutive month, noting the largest operation projected since the beginning of the COVID-19 health crisis, with an increase compared to July, which was 45.6%. Based on the estimates for the following months, the group expects to close the third quarter with an operation greater than 50% of 2019 levels.

LATAM estimates approximately 891 domestic and international daily flights during August, connecting 116 destinations in 16 countries. Meanwhile, the Cargo division has scheduled 1,020 flights in cargo freighters during the period, 19% more than in the same month of 2019. All of these projections are subject to the pandemic, as well as travel restrictions in the countries where LATAM operates.

During July 2021, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers - RPK) was 39.8% in relation to the same period of 2019, based on an operation measured in ASK (available seat kilometers) of 45.6% compared to July 2019. This implies that the load factor decreased by 10.6 percentage points, reaching 73.8%.

With regards to the cargo operations, the load factor was 62.0%, which corresponds to an increase of 9.2 percentage points from July 2019.

LATAM Group Operational Estimate - August 2021

(measured in ASK)

Brazil	49% projected operation (versus August 2019). July 2021 projection reference: 48% 77% domestic and 20% international Total August destinations: 44 domestic (equivalent to 418 daily flights on average) and 13 international Updates: Domestic: Restart the operation of 7 routes: Congonhas-Campo Grande, Brasília-Imperatriz, Congonhas-Cuiabá, Brasília-Rio Branco, Brasília-Porto Velho, Congonhas-Uberlândia and Congonhas-São José do Rio Preto
Chile	42% projected operation (versus August 2019). July 2021 projection reference: 35% 70% domestic and 30% international Total August destinations: 15 domestic (equivalent to 115 daily flights on average) and 14 international Update: Increase in frequencies on the Santiago-Miami route (from 3 to 9 weekly frequencies)
Colombia	80% projected operation (versus August 2019). July 2021 projection reference: 76% 106% domestic and 49% international Total August destinations: 15 domestic (equivalent to 141 daily flights on average) and 4 international Updates: This month the domestic business exceeded the capacity offered prior to the pandemic Domestic: New Medellín-Bucaramanga route
Ecuador	26% projected operation (versus August 2019). July 2021 projection reference: 23% 90% domestic and 10% international Total August destinations: 7 domestic (equivalent to 25 daily flights on average) and 2 international
Peru	49% projected operation (versus August 2019). July 2021 projection reference: 45% 70% domestic and 41% international Total August destinations: 19 domestic (equivalent to 132 daily flights on average) and 17 international
Cargo	77% projected operation (versus August 2019). July 2021 projection reference: 75% 69% domestic belly and 48% international belly* 126% dedicated freighter

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

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LATAM is the largest airline group in Latin America currently present in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to international operations inside Latin America and between it and Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean.

The group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft.

LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia, and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM Airlines freight subsidiaries. In addition to having access to the passenger cargo holds of LATAM Airlines Group, they have a fleet of 11 freighters, which will gradually increase to a total of up to 21 freighters by 2023.

They operate on the LATAM Group network as well as international routes that are solely used for shipping. They offer modern Infrastructure, a wide variety of services and protection options to meet all customer needs.

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