Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A, d/b/a LATAM Airlines Paraguay (formerly known as TAM Paraguay and previously Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas), is the flag carrier and the national airline of Paraguay with its headquarters in Asunción, Paraguay."Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. 79. "Oliva 761 casi Ayolas / Meal. Lopez esq. Mayor Infante Rivarola, Asuncion, Paraguay" Its flights operate from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción. Its parent is the Chilean company, LATAM Airlines Group.
History
The airline was established on November 17, 1962, and started operations in 1963 as Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas. Between 1995 and 1996 the airline operated as a subsidiary of the Ecuadorian airline SAETA under the name LAPSA Air Paraguay. LAPSA ceased operations in 1996.
On September 1, 1996, Aerolíneas Paraguayas (a subsidiary of TAM Linhas Aéreas) purchased 80% of the majority shares of LAPSA and both airlines were merged under the name TAM – Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur. This merge marked the birth of a new airline, heir to LAP and LAPSA. On October 6, 1996 TAM Mercosur was sold to TAM Linhas Aéreas. At that time it used two Fokker 100 jets to cover regional destinations.
In March 2008, following a branding strategy, the name TAM Mercosur was dropped and the airline adopted a corporate identity identical to its Brazilian owner. However, its corporate structure remained the same."." Reuters. Monday 26 May 2008. Retrieved on 2 February 2009. The airline was rebranded as LATAM Paraguay following the merger and creation of the LATAM Airlines Group and the subsequent rebranding of its member airlines. As of May 2018, LATAM owned 94.98% and the Paraguayan Government owned 5.02% of the shares.
Destinations , LATAM Paraguay offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge NewberyMinistro Pistarini International AirportCórdobaIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportBoliviaCochabambaJorge Wilstermann International AirportLa PazEl Alto International AirportSanta Cruz de la SierraViru Viru International AirportBrazilBrasíliaPres. Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportCuritibaAfonso Pena International AirportRio de JaneiroGaleão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International AirportSão PauloGuarulhos–Gov. André Franco Montoro International AirportChileIquiqueDiego Aracena International AirportSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport ParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International AirportCiudad del EsteGuaraní International AirportPeruLimaJorge Chávez International AirportUruguayMontevideoCarrasco/Gal. Cesáreo L. Berisso International AirportPunta del EsteCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport
a.Route operated by Paranair on behalf of LATAM Paraguay as wet-lease.b.Plans to resume services in 2027.
Fleet Current fleet , LATAM Paraguay operated an all-Airbus A320 fleet composed of the following aircraft:
+ LATAM Paraguay fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesJYTotalAirbus A320-2005—–174174Operated by LATAM BrasilTotal5—
Mileage Program LATAM Pass is the airline's frequent flyer program to reward customer loyalty. Members earn miles every time they fly with LATAM Airlines group, an affiliated airline, or by using the services of any LATAM Pass-associated business around the world.
The LATAM Pass program has five membership categories:
Latam Gold Platinum Black Black Signature
See also List of airlines of Paraguay
References
External links LATAM Airlines