Preview: LATAM Group Projects Operating 56% of its Capacity in October

10 Oct 2021

LATAM Group Projects Operating 56% of its Capacity in October

Santiago (Chile), 11 October 2021 - LATAM's passenger operation projection for October 2021 estimates the group reaching 56% of its capacity (measured in available seat kilometers - ASK) compared to the same month of 2019, in a pre-pandemic context. The situation continues to improve in the countries where LATAM operates, especially in Colombia and Ecuador where its domestic capacity will exceed pre-pandemic levels, reaching 105% and 100% respectively (measured in ASK). LATAM will resume direct services between Sydney and Santiago from early 2022.

LATAM plans to operate approximately 970 domestic and international flights daily during October, connecting 122 destinations in 18 countries. Cargo has 1,140 cargo freighter flights scheduled with an average utilisation that is 17% higher than that of the same period in 2019. All of these projections are subject to the state of the pandemic and the travel restrictions in the countries where LATAM operates.

During September 2021, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers - RPK) was 49.9% in relation to the same period in 2019, based on an operation (measured in ASK) of 54.1% compared to September 2019. Therefore, the load factor decreased 6.4 percentage points, reaching 76.1%.

With regards to cargo operations, the load factor was 60.8%, which corresponds to an increase of 7.3 percentage points in relation to September 2019.

Estimated Operation for LATAM Group - October 2021

(measured in ASK)

Brazil	56% projected operation (versus October 2019). September 2021 projection reference: 55% 82% domestic and 25% international Total October destinations: 45 domestic (equivalent to 478 daily flights on average) and 17 international Updates: International: restart of the São Paulo / Guarulhos - Mendoza route
Chile	55% projected operation (versus October 2019). September 2021 projection reference: 50% 90% domestic and 39% international Total October destinations: 16 domestic (equivalent to 144 daily flights on average) and 17 international Updates: International: restart of direct route Santiago-Punta Cana and Santiago-Mendoza
Colombia	78% projected operation (versus October 2019). September 2021 projection reference: 80% 105% domestic and 44% international Total October destinations: 16 domestic (equivalent to 140 daily flights on average) and 4 international
Ecuador	31% projected operation (versus October 2019). September 2021 projection reference: 31% 100% domestic and 12% international Total October destinations: 7 domestic (equivalent to 28 daily flights on average) and 2 international
Perú	53% projected operation (versus October 2019). September 2021 projection reference: 51% 82% domestic and 43% international Total October destinations: 19 domestic (equivalent to 149 daily flights on average) and 18 international
Cargo	82% projected operation (versus October 2019). September 2021 projection reference: 75% 72% domestic belly and 49% international belly* 133% dedicated freighter

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

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ABOUT LATAM AIRLINES GROUP

LATAM is the leading group of airlines in Latin America, with a presence in five domestic markets in the region (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru), in addition to international operations within Latin America and to/from Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean. LATAM will resume direct flights between Sydney and Santiago from early 2022.

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 cargo affiliates. 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 on 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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