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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

 

June 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:

 

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.

 

The following exhibit is attached:

 

EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
99.1   LATAM Airlines Group Operating Statistics

 

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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: June 13, 2023 LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A.
     
  By: /s/ Ramiro Alfonsín
  Name:  

Ramiro Alfonsín

  Title:

CFO

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

LATAM group reinforces destinations to the Caribbean and launches two new cargo routes from Miami

 

●LATAM Airlines Peru announced flights to Aruba and Caracas, which will reinforce connectivity from the Lima hub.

 

●LATAM Cargo announced new destinations from Miami: Guayaquil, Ecuador, and San José Dos Campos, Brazil.

 

●In May 2023, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers - RPK) increased by 26.5% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASKs (available seat-kilometers) increased by 27.3%.

 

June 12, 2023 - LATAM group reported updates on its operations for the coming weeks, including the announcement of new routes that will reinforce the largest network of destinations in South America. In the case of the passenger segment, the new routes are:

 

●Lima-Aruba, operated by LATAM Airlines Peru, with three flights a week starting December 2*

 

●Lima-Caracas, operated by LATAM Airlines Peru, with daily flights starting August 1*

 

*Subject to government approval

 

In addition, LATAM Cargo announced two new routes from Miami to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and San José Dos Campos, Brazil, which will be operated on its fleet of 17 freighters and will grow to 19 by 2024.

 

Operational statistics for May 2023

 

In May 2023, passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers - RPK) increased by 26.5% compared to the same period in 2022, and operations measured in ASKs (available seat-kilometers) increased by 27.3%. As a result, the load factor decreased 0.5 percentage points, reaching 79.1%.

 

Cargo capacity (measured in available ton-kilometers - ATK) increased by 21.8% in relation to May 2022.

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION 
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. 
Investor Relations1
InvestorRelations@latam.com 
Tel: (56-2) 2565-3844 
www.latamairlinesgroup.net 

 

 

 

 

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

 

  May   Year to Date 
LATAM AIRLINES OPERATIONS  2023   2022   % Change   2023   2022   % Change 
LATAM AIRLINES PASSENGER OPERATIONS                        
                         
REVENUE PASSENGER KILOMETERS (million)                        
SYSTEM   8,692    6,871    26.5%   43,621    34,381    26.9%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   1,587    1,506    5.4%   7,881    7,830    0.7%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,759    2,278    21.1%   14,282    12,278    16.3%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   4,346    3,087    40.8%   21,458    14,274    50.3%
                               
AVAILABLE SEAT KILOMETERS (million)                              
SYSTEM   10,989    8,632    27.3%   54,350    42,743    27.2%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   2,035    1,895    7.4%   9,811    9,742    0.7%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   3,661    3,137    16.7%   18,475    15,491    19.3%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   5,293    3,600    47.0%   26,065    17,510    48.9%
                               
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR                              
SYSTEM   79.1%   79.6%   -0.5pp   80.3%   80.4%   -0.2pp
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   78.0%   79.5%   -1.5pp   80.3%   80.4%   0.0pp
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   75.4%   72.6%   2.8pp   77.3%   79.3%   -2.0pp
INTERNATIONAL (3)   82.1%   85.8%   -3.7pp   82.3%   81.5%   0.8pp
                               
PASSENGER BOARDED (thousand)                              
SYSTEM   5,740    4,744    21.0%   28,185    23,665    19.1%
DOMESTIC SSC (1)   2,200    2,075    6.0%   10,500    10,152    3.4%
DOMESTIC BRAZIL (2)   2,588    2,039    26.9%   12,866    10,606    21.3%
INTERNATIONAL (3)   953    629    51.4%   4,820    2,907    65.8%

 

LATAM AIRLINES CARGO OPERATIONS

 

REVENUE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (million)                        
SYSTEM   294    287    2.6%   1,510    1,415    6.7%
                               
AVAILABLE TON KILOMETERS (Cargo) (million)                              
SYSTEM   602    495    21.8%   2,892    2,418    19.6%
                               
CARGO LOAD FACTOR                              
SYSTEM   48.9%   58.0%   -9.1pp   52.2%   58.5%   -6.3pp

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION 
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. 
Investor Relations2
InvestorRelations@latam.com 
Tel: (56-2) 2565-3844 
www.latamairlinesgroup.net 

 

 

 

 

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, Oceania, 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.

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION  
LATAM Airlines Group S.A.  
Investor Relations 3
InvestorRelations@latam.com  
Tel: (56-2) 2565-3844  
www.latamairlinesgroup.net