{{Short description|Flag carrier of Peru}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox airline | airline = LATAM Airlines Perú | logo = Latam-logo -v (Indigo).svg | logo_size = | IATA = LP | ICAO = LPE | callsign = LAN PERÚ | parent = LATAM Airlines Group (49%) | founded = {{start date and age|1998|07|}} (as ''LAN Perú'') | commenced = {{ubl|class=nowrap | {{start date and age|1999|07|02}} (as ''LAN Perú'') | {{start date and age|2016|05|05}} (as ''LATAM Perú'')}} | headquarters = Lima, Peru | hubs = Lima | focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Arequipa | Cusco | Miami}} | frequent_flyer = LATAM Pass | alliance = | fleet_size = 63 | destinations = 58 | key_people = Manuel van Oordt (CEO) | website = {{URL|www.latam.com}} }}
'''LATAM Airlines Perú''' (formerly '''LAN Perú S.A.''' until 2015) is the flag carrier airline based in Lima, Peru.<ref>"Directory: World Airlines." ''Flight International''. 23–29 March 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200220.html?search="Lan Peru" 98].</ref> 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.<ref name="FI">{{cite news|title= Directory: World Airlines|work=Flight International|page= 104|date= 3 April 2007}}</ref> LATAM Perú is the dominant airline in Peru, controlling 73.4% of the domestic market.<ref>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)</ref>
==History== [[File:110bh - LAN Peru Boeing 737-2Q3; VP-BBO@CUZ;29.09.2000 (5256669123).jpg|thumb|A former LAN Perú Boeing 737-200 at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in 2000]]
{{more citations needed section|date=November 2017}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LAN PERU|url=https://www.airticketshistory.com/WEB/S43LANPERU.htm|access-date=28 January 2023|website=www.airticketshistory.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flightsim.to|title=Airbus A32NX {{!}} LAN Peru [8K] » Microsoft Flight Simulator|url=https://ro.flightsim.to/file/28970/airbus-a32nx-lan-peru-8k|access-date=28 January 2023|website=Flightsim.to|date=4 October 2020 |language=ro}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PERU21 |first=NOTICIAS |date=2020-12-10 |title=LATAM trasladará de forma gratuita las vacunas COVID-19 en el Perú {{!}} ECONOMIA |url=https://peru21.pe/economia/latam-trasladara-de-forma-gratuita-las-vacunas-covid-19-en-el-peru-noticia/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Peru21 |language=es}}</ref>
In 2024, LATAM Peru, along with the other LATAM subsidiaries would receive a new livery with the countries' national colors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mousa |first=Dergam |date=2024-01-11 |title=LATAM introduces a special livery collection dedicated to countries in which it operates |url=https://aviacionaldia.com/en/2024/01/latam-introduces-a-special-livery-collection-dedicated-to-countries-in-which-it-operates.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Aviación al Día – Últimas Noticias de Aviación Comercial |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Destinations== {{As of|2025|10}}, LATAM Perú flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
{|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Country !City !Airport !Notes !Refs |- |rowspan=6|Argentina||Buenos Aires||Ministro Pistarini International Airport||align=center| || |- |Córdoba||Ingeniero Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport||align=center| || |- |Mendoza||Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport||align=center| || |- |Rosario||Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport||align=center| || |- |Salta||Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport||align=center| || |- |San Miguel de Tucumán||Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport||align=center| || |- |rowspan=2|Bolivia||La Paz||El Alto International Airport||align=center| || |- |Santa Cruz de la Sierra||Viru Viru International Airport||align=center| || |- |rowspan=3|Brazil||Foz do Iguaçu||Foz do Iguaçu International Airport||align=center| || |- |Rio de Janeiro||Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport||align=center| || |- |São Paulo||São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport||align=center| || |- |rowspan=5|Chile||Antofagasta||Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport||align=center| || |- |Concepción||Carriel Sur International Airport||align=center| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://modocharlie.com/2019/10/latam-lanza-vuelos-directos-entre-santiago-de-chile-y-curitiba-adelantara-vuelos-lima-concepcion/|title=LATAM lanza vuelos directos entre Santiago de Chile y Curitiba; adelantará vuelos Lima-Concepción|access-date=October 4, 2019|website=ModoCharlie|language=es}}</ref> |- |Hanga Roa||Mataveri International Airport||{{Terminated}}|| |- |Iquique||Diego Aracena International Airport||{{Terminated}}|| |- |Santiago||Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport||align=center| || |- |rowspan=4|Colombia||Bogotá||El Dorado International Airport||align=center| || |- |Cali||Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport||align=center| || |- |Cartagena||Rafael Núñez International Airport||align=center| || |- |Medellín||José María Córdova International Airport||align=center| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/03/latam-postpones-resumption-of-flights-between-lima-and-medellin/|title=LATAM postpones resumption of flights between Lima and Medellín|website=Aviacionline.com|access-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref> |- |Costa Rica||San José||Juan Santamaría International Airport||align=center| || |- |Cuba||Havana||José Martí International Airport||align=center| ||<ref>{{cite web|title=LAN Perú to launch Havana|url=http://www.air-journal.fr/2011-08-30-lan-airlines-retourne-a-la-havane-535362.html|work=Air-Journal|publisher=air-journal.fr|accessdate=18 September 2011|language=French}}</ref> |- |Dominican Republic||Punta Cana||Punta Cana International Airport||align=center| || |- |Ecuador||Quito||Mariscal Sucre International Airport||align=center| || |- |France||Paris||Charles de Gaulle Airport||{{Terminated}}|| |- |Jamaica||Montego Bay||Sangster International Airport||align=center| ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamaica Expands Connections to Latin America with commencement of service from Lima, Peru|url=https://www.mbjairport.com/content/670/LATAM%20Airlines%20commences%20direct%20service%20from%20Lima%20to%20Montego%20Bay.pdf|work=MBJ News|publisher=MBJ Airports Limited|accessdate=14 December 2019}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|Mexico||Cancún||Cancún International Airport||align=center| || |- |Mexico City||Mexico City International Airport||align=center| || |- |rowspan=18|Peru||Arequipa||Rodríguez Ballón International Airport||{{Airline focus}}|| |- |Ayacucho||Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport||align=center| || |- |Cajamarca||Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias Airport||align=center| || |- |Chiclayo||FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones González International Airport||align=center| || |- |Cusco||Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport||{{Airline focus}}|| |- |Iquitos||Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport||align=center| || |- |Jaén||Jaén Airport||align=center| || |- |Jauja||Francisco Carle Airport||align=center| || |- |Juliaca||Inca Manco Cápac International Airport||align=center| || |- |Lima||Jorge Chávez International Airport||{{Airline hub}}|| |- |Piura||PAF Captain Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport||align=center| || |- |Pucallpa||FAP Captain David Abensur Rengifo International Airport||align=center| || |- |Puerto Maldonado||Padre Aldamiz International Airport||align=center| || |- |Tacna||Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport||align=center| || |- |Talara||Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias International Airport||align=center| || |- |Tarapoto||Cadete FAP Guillermo del Castillo Paredes Airport||align=center| || |- |Trujillo||Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport||align=center| || |- |Tumbes||FAP Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport||align=center| || |- |rowspan=2|Spain||Barcelona||Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport||align=center| || |- |Madrid||Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport||align=center| || |- |United Kingdom||London||Heathrow Airport||{{Terminated}}||<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/latam-to-suspend-heathrow-lima-service/|title=LATAM to suspend Heathrow-Lima service|website=Business Traveler}}</ref> |- |rowspan=6|United States||Los Angeles||Los Angeles International Airport||align=center| || |- |Miami||Miami International Airport||{{Airline focus}}|| |- |Orlando||Orlando International Airport||align=center| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/03/latam-to-reduce-its-flight-frequency-between-lima-and-orlando/|title=LATAM to reduce its flight frequency between Lima and Orlando|website=Aviacionline.com|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref> |- |New York City||John F. Kennedy International Airport||align=center| || |- |San Francisco||San Francisco International Airport||{{Terminated}}|| |- |Washington, D.C.||Dulles International Airport||{{Terminated}}|| |- |Uruguay||Montevideo||Carrasco International Airport||align=center| || |- |Venezuela||Caracas||Simón Bolívar International Airport||{{Terminated}}|| |- |}
===Codeshare agreements=== LATAM Perú has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: *Korean Air *WestJet<ref name="AV Week WestJet LATAM Peru">{{cite web|url=http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/dot-approves-westjet-latam-peru-codeshare-agreement|title=DOT Approves WestJet–LATAM Peru Codeshare Agreement|publisher=Aviation Week|access-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104230040/http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/dot-approves-westjet-latam-peru-codeshare-agreement|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Fleet== ===Current fleet=== [[File:LATAM A320-233 LV-BSJ (33907622701).jpg|thumb|A LATAM Peru Airbus A320-200]] [[File:LAN Airlines A320-233 (CC-COM) at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.jpg|thumb|A LAN Perú Airbus A320-200 in the former name and livery]]
{{As of|2025|10}}, LATAM Perú operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - LATAM Airlines Perú |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=70}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.5em auto" |+ LATAM Perú fleet |- !rowspan=2|Aircraft !rowspan=2|In <br> service !rowspan=2|Orders !colspan=3|Passengers !rowspan=2|Notes |- !<abbr title="Business Class">J</abbr> !<abbr title="Economy Class">Y</abbr> !Total |- |Airbus A319-100 |12 |— |– |144 |144 | |- |Airbus A320-200 |34 |— |– |174 |174 | |- |Airbus A320neo |6 |— |– |174 |174 | |- |Boeing 767-300ER |9 |— |20 |211 |231 | |- |Boeing 787-9 |2 |— |colspan="3"|<abbr title="To Be Announced">TBA</abbr> | |- !Total !63 !— ! colspan="4" | |}
===Former fleet=== LATAM Perú (and its predecessor LAN Peru) has previously operated the following aircraft types:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |+ LATAM Perú former fleet |- !Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes |- |Boeing 737-200 |4 |1999 |2002 | |- |Boeing 767-300ER |10 |2010 |2017 |Operated by LAN Airlines. |- |}
==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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Plane hits vehicle on runway, catches fire at Lima's airport|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-fires-peru-caribbean-accidents-430294b6592343181d377a1f6d5f9fa3|access-date=18 November 2022|publisher=Associated Press|last=Pereda Z.|first=David|date=18 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Aquino|first=Marco|date=18 November 2022|title=LATAM Airlines plane crashes at Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-international-airport-reports-accident-runway-says-passenger-unharmed-2022-11-18/|access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
==See also== *List of airlines of Peru
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|LAN Peru}} *{{Official website|http://www.lan.com/}} {{Portal bar|Peru|Companies|Aviation}} {{LATAM Airlines Group}} {{Oneworld}} {{IATA members|latinam}} {{Airlines of Peru}}
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