LATAM increases frequency Rome-São Paulo and inaugurates Tel Aviv- São Paulo-Santiago de Chile
The airline will offer daily flights between Rome and São Paulo from August 1, 2018. Also will be the only company with direct services between Israel and Latin America
Following the successful launch of LATAM Airlines' three weekly flights between Rome and São Paulo on March 17, the airline group announced that will offer daily flights between the two cities as of August 1, 2018. The Flight JJ8181 will depart from Rome at 11:05 every day and will land in São Paulo at 18:50. The return flight (JJ8180) from LATAM, will depart from São Paulo every day at 16:05 and will land in Rome at 09:05 the next day (all local time). The service will be operated by Boeing 767 aircraft, offering 191 seats in Economy and 30 seats in Premium Business.
In addition, starting December 12, LATAM Airlines Group will start operating the new route from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Santiago (Chile), via São Paulo (Brazil). LATAM will operate three weekly flights with Boeing 787 aircraft, offering 217 seats in Economy and 30 seats in Premium Business. Tickets are now available through latam.com and LATAM sales channels.
"No other airline connects Latin America to the world with so many options for frequencies and itineraries," said Jerome Cadier, CEO of LATAM Airlines Brazil. "With this new flight from Tel Aviv, we will also become the only airline in the region to travel to Israel." . "Travelers from Israel can now easily reach Brazil, Argentina and Chile."
Yariv Levin, Israel's Tourism Minister, added: "The inauguration of a direct route from Israel to Brazil and Chile is a significant achievement, which will strengthen cooperation between Israel and the South American continent. I am convinced that the new route will create a direct link with the Latin American countries and facilitate the journey of the thousands of Israelis who want to visit Latin America and significantly strengthen the tourism drive from this region to Israel.
LATAM International Expansion
LATAM Airlines Group continues to evaluate new route opportunities and passenger needs, to offer new services and expand or adjust its operations on existing routes. In 2017 alone, LATAM Airlines Group inaugurated 13 new international routes. By 2018, the airline group has already announced 14 other international routes, including flights to Rome, which began in March, as well as new operations to Las Vegas (June), Boston (July) and Tel Aviv (December).