LATAM Airlines Perú (formerly LAN Perú S.A. until 2015) is the flag carrier airline based in Lima, Peru.[1] It is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines Group of Chile, which owns 49% of the airline. It operates scheduled domestic and international services. Its main hub is Jorge Chávez International Airport.[2] LATAM Perú is the dominant airline in Peru, controlling 73.4% of the domestic market.[3]
History
LAN Peru was established in July 1998 by the entrepreneurs Boris Hirmas Rubio, Lorenzo Sousa Debarbieri, Cristian Said and Dr Javier Rodriguez Larrain and LAN-Chile in Lima.[4] Operations began on 2 July 1999, with domestic services from Jorge Chávez International Airport to
Cusco
and
Arequipa
.
Its launch marked the reappearance of a new major national airline in Peru after the demise of giants Aeroperú, Faucett Perú and others.
An international service to Miami was added on November 15, 1999.
The airline became a subsidiary of LAN Airlines in September 2002, owned by LAN (49%), ER Larraín (30%), and Inversiones Aéreas (21%) and has 1,500 employees.[5] In 2004, it was incorporated into LAN Airlines holding with the change of the name of the parent company.
In 2004, a court order temporarily suspended flights because of alleged irregularities in the company's incorporation. Subsequently, the ruling party generated controversy for questioning the work of Judge Eloy Zamalloa, who denounced the promulgation of a decree law that opposed such a judicial decision.
During the third quarter of 2006, LAN Peru added 8 new Airbus A319s to its fleet, intended to replace its Boeing 737-200s for domestic operations in Peruvian territory. In October 2006, LAN Perú obtained authorization from the Peruvian DGAC to operate as an Aeronautical Maintenance Workshop (TMA), granting it the number 029. This allows it, in addition to supporting LAN operations, to offer service to other companies that have aircraft with Peruvian registration.
In 2008, the airline transported about 3.5 million passengers, with 2.9 million in the domestic market. In October 2009, the airline was authorized to provide aircraft maintenance services.
LAN Peru was dissolved on August 6, 2015, upon completion of the merger between LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines announced on August 13, 2010, creating the LATAM Airlines Group, one of the largest commercial airline consortiums in Latin America and one of the largest worldwide.Subsequently, on May 5, 2016 (almost 6 years after the beginning of the merger with TAM Líneas Aéreas) it began to operate officially and definitively as LATAM Airlines, which meant the change of corporate image and brand, which is estimated to cost $60 million US dollars.
On 26 September 2019, Delta Air Lines announced its plans to buy 20% of the LATAM Airlines Group for $1.9 billion, to expand Delta's access to the Latin American market.Additionally, Delta agreed to pay LATAM's exit fee from Oneworld and to take delivery of all Airbus A350 XWB aircraft that LATAM had on order. On 1 January 2020, it was reported that Delta Air Lines' acquisition of the 20% stake in the LATAM group was completed. Group CEO Enrique Cueto stepped down on 31 March 2020, and was succeeded by Roberto Alvo, the group's then-current Chief Commercial Officer. On 31 January 2020, LATAM announced that it would leave Oneworld three months later on 1 May.
On 26 May 2020, the LATAM Airlines Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States due to economic problems attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation, although they are currently operating and have been negotiating terms. In August, the company announced its second-quarter results, projecting improved operational prospects. To assist with the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, the company announced that its subsidiary LATAM Peru would help distribute vaccines to fifteen provinces in Peru for free.[6]
In 2024, LATAM Peru, along with the other LATAM subsidiaries would receive a new livery with the countries' national colors.[7]
Destinations
As of October 2025, LATAM Perú flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
Codeshare agreements
LATAM Perú has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
As of October 2025, LATAM Perú operates the following aircraft:[14]
Former fleet
LATAM Perú (and its predecessor LAN Peru) has previously operated the following aircraft types:
Accidents and incidents
On November 18, 2022, LATAM Perú Flight 2213, an Airbus A320neo (registered CC-BHB) was taking off from Jorge Chávez International Airport when it collided with a fire engine that was crossing the runway, killing two firefighters and seriously injuring a third. All 102 passengers and 6 crew aboard the aircraft escaped with 4 receiving serious injuries and 36 receiving minor injuries.[15][16]
1."Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. Peru" 98.^
2.Directory: World Airlines Flight International, 3 April 2007^
3.http://www.aeronoticias.com.pe/noticiero/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2173&Itemid=56 Aeronoticias del Peru, news site about Peruvian aviation news (in Spanish)^
4.LAN PERU www.airticketshistory.com, retrieved 28 January 2023^
5.Flightsim.to. Airbus A32NX Flightsim.to, 4 October 2020, retrieved 28 January 2023^
