LATAM Airlines is resurrecting the former LAN Peru link between Cartagena and Lima from January 2017, initially operating with four weekly frequencies using Airbus A320 equipment. This marks a significant growth in capacity versus when it was flown under the LAN Airlines guise between April 2009 and June 2011 when there were just two weekly rotations using a smaller A319 airliner.
Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has been attending Routes events for more than ten years and places a big emphasis on the role of relationships within the route development process including utilising the ‘city pair’ meeting offering with great success.
The spotlight is not only ready to shine on the World Cup in Latin American next year; it is also beginning to shine on the Latin American aviation market. The global aviation market is starting to wake up to the size of the opportunity in the Latin America, which was again highlighted by the latest figures from Airbus and IATA.