{"id":117294,"date":"2021-10-21T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=117294"},"modified":"2021-10-21T23:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T23:17:01","slug":"latam-leading-airline-in-south-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/10\/latam-leading-airline-in-south-america.html","title":{"rendered":"LATAM awarded as leading airline in South America in 2021."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LATAM Airlines Group<\/strong> was awarded &#8220;Leading Airline in South America&#8221; and &#8220;Leading Airline Brand in South America&#8221; at the World Travel Awards 2021. Both awards &#8211; for the second and sixth consecutive year, respectively &#8211; highlight operational and service attributes from the perspective of executives working in the travel and tourism industry, as well as the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192<\/em><\/strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/09\/court-extension-for-filing-latam-reorganization-plan.html\">U.S. Court approves extension for filing of LATAM Reorganization Plan.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these distinctions, LATAM has been nominated as a candidate in the same categories, but at a global level: World&#8217;s Leading Airline and World&#8217;s Leading Airline Brand 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We work every day to improve the travel experience of our passengers and these awards show us that we are on the right track. We are grateful for the preference of those customers who have already been able to fly again, as well as those who will fly again soon,&#8221; said Paulo Miranda, LATAM Airlines Group Vice President of Customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/09\/latam-will-upgrade-its-a320-aircraft.html\">LATAM will upgrade its A320 aircraft with \u201cDescent Profile Optimisation\u201d function.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Travel Awards seek to promote the global tourism industry, rewarding the excellence and diversity of its offerings. Its first version was in 1993 and today they are recognized as a seal of quality in the services and experiences associated with the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These awards are in addition to those received from Skytrax, which highlighted LATAM&#8217;s health and safety standards, and from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX), in conjunction with the specialized site SimpliFlying, which awarded the group the &#8220;Diamond&#8221; category, one of the highest in the APEX Health Safety standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-fbc72e45     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"516\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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