Latam reports increased passenger traffic amid operational challenges

In the first half of this year, LATAM carried more than 39 million passengers, a 15.5% increase on the same period last year. Financially speaking, the airline group is performing well too, making a $258 million profit in Q1 2024. It remains to be seen if this trend will continue when LATAM releases its Q2 financial results in August.

"LATAM Airlines Brazil's" "3.1%" "increase" "in domestic passenger numbers" "year-on-year comes despite one of the airports in the carrier's route network being out of action." Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) was closed in May after sustaining damage during severe floods.

Prior to closure,"LATAM operated an average of" "24 flights per day to and from Porto Alegre," re-allocating capacity to other routes including São Paulo Congonhas (CGH), Brasília (BSB), and Curitiba (CWB). The airport is expected to reopen October; plans are resuming operations there.

LATAM Airlines Group comprises:

* LATAM Airlines Brazil

* LATAM Airlines Chile

* LATAM Airlines Colombia

* LATAM Airlines Ecuador

* LATAM Airlines Peru

The group's primary international hubs are at Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) São Paulo and Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) Santiago de Chile." According latest data ch-aviation,"the group vast fleet includes""318 aircraft,"56 widebody aircraft,"including Boeing models:767-300ERs(9),"777-300ERs(10),"787-8s(10),and787-9s(27)."91 additional aircraft awaiting delivery include67 Airbus A321neos and10 A321XLRs."

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