June 12, 2025
The airline will fly daily to Santiago, Chile from both Sydney and Melbourne
LATAM Airlines Group will significantly boost its Australian operations with the launch of daily non-stop services to Santiago, Chile from both Sydney and Melbourne later this year.
Read More…April 15, 2024
Four weekly non-stop route to begin on 28 October 2024
LATAM Airlines will reintroduction direct flights from Sydney to Santiago four times per week, commencing on 28 October 2024, offering travellers daily direct routes between Australia and Latin America.
Read More…September 4, 2023
Second Australian gateway to Australia for oneworld’s South American carrier
LATAM Airlines has resumed flights to Melbourne, Australia, following a pause of almost three and a half years due to the pandemic. Yesterday (Sunday 3 September), at 5:30 am, flight LA805 landed at Melbourne Airport with 292 passengers on board — the start of thrice weekly flights from Santiago.
Read More…December 18, 2019
Relaxed entry for Australian tourists until e-visa roll-out
SERNATUR, Chile’s National Tourism Service, is waiving the visa requirement for Australian tourists entering the country, effective immediately, through to 9 May, 2020. During this period, Australian passport holders will not be required to hold a visa when entering Chile.
Read More…October 31, 2019
New direct route complements SCL-MEL
LATAM Airlines Group officially launched its new Sydney to Santiago direct route when the first flight departed at 10am on Monday 28 October, 2019.
Read More…May 1, 2019
Thrice weekly direct service flagged for late 2019 start
LATAM Airlines Group has unveiled plans to operate three non-stop flights per week from Santiago to Sydney by the end of 2019. More details including the start date, itinerary and ticket availability will be communicated in the coming weeks.
Read More…August 8, 2018
Two new weekly frequencies on the non-stop route
Responding to growing demand from passengers flying between Australia and South America, Latin American airline LATAM Airlines Group has announced it will increase the number of non-stop flights between Melbourne and Santiago, Chile from the current three-weekly to five.
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