• LATAM will be the only carrier to operate flights between Israel and Latin America     
• LATAM Airlines will operate the Tel Aviv-São Paulo-Santiago de Chile service with a Boeing 787 aircraft three times a week

From December 2018, LATAM Airlines will launch a new flight connecting Tel Aviv, Israel to Santiago, Chile via São Paulo, Brazil. Tickets are now available for LATAM Airlines’ latest international destination, and can be purchased via latam.com and travel agencies.

The route, which will be operated three times a week by a Boeing 787 aircraft, offering 217 seats in Economy and 30 seats in Premium Business, will be the first route connecting Israel and Latin America.

Jerome Cadier, CEO of LATAM Airlines Brazil, said "This is a unique service for passengers across much of Latin America. No other airline connects Latin
America with Israel. Travellers from Israel, for example, will now be able to travel with ease to to Brazil, Argentina and Chile with this new flight."

Yariv Levin, Minister of Tourism for Israel, added: "The launch of the direct route from Israel to Brazil and Chile is an important achievement. We believe that the new route will strengthen the cooperation between Israel and Latin America, and increase the flow of tourists travelling between the two regions.”

LATAM Airlines continues to evaluate and develop new routes in order to meet with passenger needs.In 2017, LATAM Airlines inaugurated 13 new international routes. For 2018, the airline has announced a further 14 international routes, including flights to Rome, which began in March as well as new operations to Las Vegas (June), Boston (July) and Tel Aviv (December).