Santiago (Chile), 23 August 2022 - LATAM Airlines surpassed 300 million COVID-19 vaccines transported free of charge within Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. This initiative is part of LATAM's Solidary Plane program, which makes LATAM's passenger and cargo network available for the benefit of people and sustainability projects in South America.

“The pandemic made us think about how we could help. We decided to make ourselves available, in our role of connecting and transporting, to contribute to the communities where we operate. We have been helping to overcome the pandemic for two and a half years, and thanks to the efforts of all our employees, we have now transported more than 300 million vaccines free of charge in South America," said Roberto Alvo, CEO of LATAM Airlines Group.

More than 1,000 patients with urgent medical needs have also been transported in South America, a figure equivalent to 25 full A320 aircraft. LATAM has also transported 2,440 organs and tissues, 3,526 health professionals to meet urgent COVID-19 needs, 17 deliveries of stem cells for blood cancer patients, and more than 1,550 tons of cargo, including medical supplies and vaccines, equivalent to 31 cargo planes.

The Solidarity Plane program considers three areas of action: health, environment, and natural disasters. Recently, the program announced alliances with more than 50 solidarity and civil society organisations in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, making expertise, infrastructure and aircraft capacity available through tickets and cargo transportation at no cost to the organisations.

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LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its affiliates are the main 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 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 Airlines 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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