LATAM announces resumption of its longest nonstop route: Santiago – Sydney
LATAM Airlines announced tuesday that it will resume nonstop flights between Santiago de Chile and Sydney, Australia, beginning October 27.
The route, which takes less than 15 hours and reduces travel time by 4 hours compared to the Auckland stop-over flight, will operate 4 weekly frequencies on Boeing 787 aircraft.
Flights from the Chilean capital will take off every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 01:40 (local time), and from Sydney will depart every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 12:10 (local time).
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“We are happy to resume our direct flights from Santiago to Sydney. This is a significant milestone for LATAM as we once again bring Australia closer to the people of South America with more direct connection options. From October, passengers will be able to choose from daily direct services between Australia and Chile, including four direct flights to Sydney and three to Melbourne each week, in addition to our flights via Auckland,” said María Paz Villasante, LATAM Airlines Group Commercial Strategy Manager.
This direct route was available between 2019 and 2020, but was suspended due to the pandemic. This resumption is in addition to Santiago-Melbourne, which resumed in September 2023 and has three weekly frequencies.
With the start of operations of this route in October, LATAM passengers throughout the region will be able to access daily flights to Australia, which translates into more than 200,000 travelers per year.
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