LATAM Airlines Ecuador

Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LATAM Airlines Ecuador (formerly LAN Ecuador) is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines Group, based in Quito, Ecuador.^[4][5] It is owned by Translloyd (55%) and LATAM Airlines (45%).^[5][6]

LATAM Ecuador

IATA ICAO Call sign XL LNE AEROLANE
Founded	July 2002
Commenced operations	April 23, 2003
AOC #	E1QF037F[1]
Hubs	Guayaquil Quito
Frequent-flyer program	LATAM Pass
Alliance	Oneworld (2007-2020; affiliate)[2]
Fleet size	4
Destinations	9
Parent company	LATAM Airlines Group (45%)
Headquarters	Quito, Ecuador[3]
Key people	Daniel Leng (CEO)
Website	www.latamairlines.com

History

LATAM Ecuador was established in July 2002 as LAN Ecuador and started operations on April 23, 2003 with two Boeing 767-300ERs operated by LAN Airlines.

In 2007, the airline became a member of the Oneworld alliance as a subsidiary of LAN Airlines.^[7] On December 24, 2008, LAN Ecuador received approval to begin domestic operations, which were launched by April 6, 2009, with the Airbus A318.^[8]

Destinations

LATAM Ecuador serves the following destinations:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport		[9]
Chile	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport		[10]
Ecuador	Baltra Island	Seymour Airport
	Cuenca	Mariscal Lamar Airport
	El Coca	Francisco de Orellana Airport
	Guayaquil	Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport	Hub
	Loja	Ciudad de Catamayo Airport	Terminated	[11]
	Manta	Eloy Alfaro International Airport
	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport	Hub
	San Cristóbal Island	San Cristóbal Airport
	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa International Airport
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport	Operated by LATAM Perú
Spain	Madrid	Madrid–Barajas Airport	Terminated	[12]
United States	Miami	Miami International Airport		[13]
	New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Suspended

Codeshare agreements

LATAM Ecuador codeshares with the following airlines:^[14]

• Air Nostrum
• Delta Air Lines
• Iberia

Fleet

Current fleet

LATAM Ecuador Airbus A319-100

A former LAN Ecuador Boeing 767-300ER landing at Miami International Airport in 2010

As of July 2022, the LATAM Ecuador fleet consists of the following aircraft:^[15]

LATAM Ecuador fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			J	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	4	—	–	144	144
Total	4	—

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:^{[citation needed]}

LATAM Ecuador former fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A318-100	3	2009	2011	Transferred to LAN Airlines
Airbus A320-200	6	2011	2014
Boeing 767-300ER	6	2008	2012

See also

• List of airlines of Ecuador

References

1. "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Details | oneworld". www.oneworld.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. "Política de privacidad". LATAM Airlines. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
4. "Política de privacidad". LATAM Airlines. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
5. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 104.
6. "On-Board Latam Ecuador Aero Airlines". cleartrip.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
7. "History of LATAM Ecuador" (in Spanish).
8. LAN Ecuador Approved To Begin Domestic Flights http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4259540/
9. Nicolás Larenas (1 July 2022). "LATAM Ecuador retomará sus vuelos a Buenos Aires". Nlarenas.com (in Spanish).
10. Juan Pedro Sanchez Zamudio. "LATAM Ecuador Adds New Route in South America". Airlinegeeks.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
11. "Ecuador: LATAM dejará de volar a Loja". Aviacionline.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
12. Jim Liu (25 June 2019). "LATAM Ecuador discontinues Madrid service in Dec 2019". Routesonline.com.
13. Nicolás Larenas (23 August 2022). "LATAM Ecuador ya vende vuelos directos entre Quito y Miami". Nlarenas.com (in Spanish).
14. "Profile on LAN Ecuador". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
15. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 13.

External links

Media related to LAN Ecuador at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website