LATAM Airlines will reintroduce direct flights between Sydney and Santiago four times per week, from 28 October 2024.

In September 2023, LATAM Airlines restarted its direct Melbourne – Santiago three-times-weekly service and with the addition of the Sydney – Santiago four weekly direct flights, the South American airline will offer daily direct flights between Australia and Latin America from October.

LATAM launched direct flights between Sydney and Santiago in 2019 and paused the services due to the pandemic. Following the pandemic, LATAM resumed operations from Sydney to Santiago via Auckland in March 2022 with three weekly services and quickly scaled up to daily flights by December 2022. This move to reintroduce direct flights will enable up to 1,200 passengers per week to enjoy the convenience of travelling directly from Sydney to Latin America in under 13 hours.

The direct services with a flight time of 12 hours and 50 minutes, will operate from Sydney (LA810) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, departing at 12.10 pm and arriving at 11 am. The return flight (LA809) departs Santiago on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 1.40 am and arrives in Sydney at 6.30 am.

All LATAM Airlines flights between Australia and Chile are operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. In total, LATAM will have 3,900 seats per week on flights between Australia to Latin America, that’s over 200,000 seats a year open to business and leisure travellers.

“We’re thrilled to restart our direct flights from Sydney to Santiago to meet the demand of travellers in Australia,” says Chris Ellis, LATAM Airlines Country Manager for Oceania. “This significant milestone for LATAM Airlines brings Latin America closer to Australians, whether they’re flying for business, leisure, or cultural exploration. From October, passengers can choose from daily direct services between Australia and Chile, including four direct flights from Sydney and three from Melbourne every week, in addition to our flights via Auckland. That’s a wealth of options for our customers.

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