Starting June 16th and operating until September 28, 2024, Delta Air Lines and LATAM will launch twice weekly seasonal service between Santiago, Chile and Orlando, Florida, which will operate on Thursdays and Sundays.
On Tuesday (February 13, 2024), Delta Air Lines announced the launch of new seasonal service between Santiago, Chile and Orlando, Florida as part of their Joint Venture (JV) with LATAM. Starting June 16th and operating until September 28, 2024, the route will operate twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays. The new seasonal route will be resumed by the LATAM Group for the first time since 2018, and is in addition to six additional recently announced JV routes connecting South America and the U.S.
Starting June 16, 2024, flights will depart Santiago on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:15, and arrive in Orlando at 20:15. The return flights depart Orlando at 22:25 and touch down in Santiago at 07:00+1 (all times local). From July onwards, the Sunday flights will be moved to Saturdays on the same schedule. Delta and LATAM plan on flying approximately 12,800 guests during the summer 2024 season in the U.S. Tickets for the new flights between Santiago and Orlando are now bookable on the Delta and LATAM websites.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the leading airline group in Latin America, offering service in five domestic markets (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) as well as international service within Latin America and to Europe, Oceania, the United States and the Caribbean. Currently, the Group has a fleet of 332 aircraft, including 56 Boeing passenger airplanes (767, 777, and 787s) as well as 256 Airbus aircraft (A319, A320, A320neo, A321 and A321neo). LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM Airlines freight subsidiaries. In addition to passenger aircraft belly hold cargo capacity, the Group operates a fleet of 20 dedicated freighters.
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the global U.S. airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. The carrier operates over 4,000 daily flights across more than 280 destinations on six continents. Delta has over 100,000 team members and has served over 190 million customers in 2023. The airline operates significant hubs and key markets in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Seoul-Incheon and Tokyo. For the last decade, Delta has led the industry in operational excellence, while maintaining their reputation for award-winning customer service.
Source(s): Delta Air Lines, LATAM Airlines Group