UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

April 2023

 

Commission File Number 1-14728

 

 

LATAM Airlines Group S.A.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

Presidente Riesco 5711, 20th floor

Las Condes

Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

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LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.

 

The following exhibit is attached:

 

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		LATAM Airlines Group Operating Statistics

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 13, 2023	LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.
	By:	/s/ Ramiro Alfonsín
	Name:	Ramiro Alfonsín
	Title:	CFO

 

 

2

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

LATAM continues to expand its network of destinations and announces new routes to Europe and Oceania

 

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The group confirmed the resumption of its flights between Santiago (Chile) and Melbourne (Australia), in addition to the expansion of its codeshare agreement with the airline Voepass in Brazil, allowing its customers to access 13 new destinations in that country.

 

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LATAM Cargo will start the operation of the route between Quito (Ecuador) and Brussels (Belgium).

 

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Passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers - RPK) in March grew by 28.4% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) increased by 30.0%.

 

April 13, 2023 - LATAM group delivered the news of its operation for the coming weeks, highlighting the resumption of the route between Santiago and Melbourne (operated by LATAM Airlines Group) with three weekly flights from September 1 this year. LATAM Airlines Brazil also announced the expansion of its codeshare agreement with Voepass, allowing LATAM customers to access 13 new destinations within Brazil: Ipatinga, Barreiras, Feira de Santana, Valença, Paulo Afonso, Teixeira de Freitas, Lençóis, Fernando de Noronha, Uruguaiana, Santa Maria, Pelotas, Santo Ângelo and Aracati.

 

Finally, LATAM Cargo announced a new route between Quito and Brussels, with four weekly frequencies, allowing for the reduction of transport time and maximization of its transfer capacity between both places.

 

Operational statistics for March 2023

 

In March 2023, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers - RPK) grew by 28.4% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASK (available seat-kilometers) increased by 30.0%. This implied that the load factor decreased 1.0 percentage points, reaching 80.1%.

 

In cargo, the load factor was 55.0%, which corresponds to a decrease of 5.6 percentage points compared to March 2022.

 

The following table summarizes the operational statistics for the month and the year to date for the main business units in LATAM:

 

 

 

 

 

		March												Year to Date
LATAM AIRLINES OPERATIONS		2023				2022				% Change				2023				2022				% Change
LATAM AIRLINES PASSENGER OPERATIONS
REVENUE PASSENGER KILOMETERS (million)
SYSTEM			8,833				6,879				28.4	%			26,529				20,855				27.2	%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)			1,591				1,569				1.4	%			4,807				4,870				-1.3	%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)			2,885				2,481				16.3	%			8,880				7,733				14.8	%
INTERNATIONAL (3)			4,357				2,829				54.0	%			12,842				8,251				55.6	%
AVAILABLE SEAT KILOMETERS (million)
SYSTEM			11,023				8,480				30.0	%			32,737				25,913				26.3	%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)			1,961				1,946				0.8	%			5,871				6,007				-2.3	%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)			3,771				3,106				21.4	%			11,323				9,451				19.8	%
INTERNATIONAL (3)			5,291				3,427				54.4	%			15,542				10,456				48.6	%
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM			80.1	%			81.1	%			-1.0	pp			81.0	%			80.5	%			0.6	pp
DOMESTIC SSC (1)			81.1	%			80.6	%			0.5	pp			81.9	%			81.1	%			0.8	pp
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)			76.5	%			79.9	%			-3.4	pp			78.4	%			81.8	%			-3.4	pp
INTERNATIONAL (3)			82.3	%			82.5	%			-0.2	pp			82.6	%			78.9	%			3.7	pp
PASSENGER BOARDED (thousand)
SYSTEM			5,753				4,767				20.7	%			16,954				14,350				18.1	%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)			2,149				2,064				4.1	%			6,230				6,132				1.6	%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)			2,626				2,115				24.2	%			7,810				6,537				19.5	%
INTERNATIONAL (3)			978				588				66.5	%			2,914				1,681				73.3	%
LATAM AIRLINES CARGO OPERATIONS
REVENUE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (million)
SYSTEM			317				293				8.1	%			902				836				7.9	%
AVAILABLE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (million)
SYSTEM			575				483				19.1	%			1,703				1,430				19.1	%
CARGO LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM			55.0	%			60.6	%			-5.6	pp			52.9	%			58.4	%			-5.5	pp

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT LATAM GROUP 

 

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries are the leading airline group in Latin America, with presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to international operations within Latin America and to Europe, the United States and the Caribbean.

 

The group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft.

 

LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM group’s cargo subsidiaries, having a combined fleet of 17 freighter aircraft, which will gradually increase to a total of 19 cargo aircraft by 2024. These cargo subsidiaries have access to the group's passenger aircraft, and operate within the LATAM group network, as well as on exclusive international routes for cargo transportation. In addition, they offer a modern infrastructure and a wide variety of services and support options to meet the needs of its customers. 

 

More financial information at www.latamairlinesgroup.net

 

www.latam.com

 

Notes

 

(1)

Domestic SSC = Domestic passenger operations in Spanish speaking countries carried by LAN. Passenger statistics include domestic operations in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

 

(2)

Domestic Brazil = Domestic passenger operations of TAM in Brazil.

 

(3)

International = International passenger operations of LAN and TAM.