LATAM Express

Transporte Aéreo S.A. d/b/a LATAM Express (previously known as LAN Express) is a subsidiary of LATAM Chile based in Santiago, Chile. It operates few domestic flights for its parent. Its main hub is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.[2]

LATAM Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
LU LXP LANEX
FoundedNovember 1, 1958 (as Ladeco)
October 1998 (after merger)
HubsArturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Frequent-flyer programLATAM Pass
AllianceOneworld (2004-2020; affiliate)[1]
Fleet size13
Destinations16
Parent companyLATAM Chile
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Employees1,900
Websitewww.latam.com

History
A former LAN Express Boeing 737-200 at Santiago in the early 2000s
The previous LAN Express logo

The airline established as Ladeco in November 1, 1958. Ladeco was acquired by LAN Chile in August 1995. After Ladeco merged with Fast Air Carrier in October 1998, it was rebranded as a new affiliate named LAN Express.[2] The brand was merged back into LAN Airlines in 2005.

The airline was renamed LATAM Express as a result of the LAN and TAM Airlines merger in May 5, 2016. The airline faced a long-lasting strike that cancelled most of its flights in April 2018.

Destinations

LATAM Express operated the following services (as of August 2017):[3]

Domestic scheduled destinations:

Fleet

Current fleet
A LAN Express Airbus A320-200 taxiing at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in 2002
A LATAM Express Airbus A321-200 parked at El Tepual Airport in 2017

All of the airline's fleet are operated by LATAM Chile. The airline's fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2019:[4]

LATAM Express fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A320-200 4 — — 174 174 Operated by LATAM Chile
Airbus A321-200 9 — — 220 220
Total 13 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[5][6]

LATAM Express former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A319-100 2 2003 2005
Boeing 737-200 7 2001 2005

See also

References
  1. "Details | oneworld". www.oneworld.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 104.
  3. Flight International, 5–11 April 2005
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2018: 9.
  5. "Fleet LAN". lan.com. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  6. "LAN Express Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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