United States DoT approves Delta and LATAM joint venture

The Department of Transportation of the USA approvaló la empresa conjunta o joint venture enter Delta and LATAM Group.

Delta Air Lines y LATAM Group trabajarán en estrecha colaboración para crear la asociación of aerolíneas líder entre USA/Canadaá y Américh from the South (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú and Uruguay) y conectar las Américas con el mundo como nunca antes con acceso a más de 300 Destinations, after the US Department of Transportation. otorgara la aprobación final a su empresa conjunta.

Delta and LATAM complete joint venture

Once implemented, you approveón allows Delta y LATAM Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Brazil, LATAM Airlines Colombia, LATAM Airlines Perú y LATAM Airlines Paraguay comenzar el trabajo de desbloquear nuevos beneficios para clientes y carga, including improved service and expanded route offerings, what to addán a las rutas de código compartido y los beneficios de lealtad recíproca ya existentes. In the próximos meses se compartirán más detalles sobre los beneficios de la asociación.

“La associationón de Delta con LATAM ayudará a hacer crecer el mercado entre Américh from the North and América del Sur y brindará beneficios significativos y muy necesarios para los clientes, y aplaudimos al DOT por esta aprobación final”, Ed Bastian said, CEO of Delta. “Now, We will get to work with LATAM to transform the travel experience of our collective customers and create new opportunities for our employees”.

Delta and LATAM announced in 2019 what to formían la associationón of aerolíneas líthere one América, with the goal of significantly expanding travel options on Américh North and South offering a l customer experienceíder in the industry. Since then, The partners have achieved a series of milestones including accruingón/canjeo mutuo de miles frequent flyer; rec benefitsífrequent flyer pros élite; shared terminals at hub airports such as New York JFK, São Paulo, Brazil and Santiago, Chile; and mutual access to 53 Delta Sky Club lounges in the United States and five LATAM lounges in Américh from the South, including Delta's spectacular new Sky Club in The Ádrooling and the new LATAM Lounge Santiago de Chile, the saltón for customers más big Américh from the South.

On 2020, Delta and LATAM introduced their first c servicesóI say shared in Américh from the South, and in 2021 expanded c servicesóI say shared to 20 routes between USA and the rulerón, además connections to a wide range of national and regional destinations from its hubs in Atlanta, New York and Los Ádrooling, Santiago, Lima, Bogotaá and S.ão Paulo, improving connectivity between the two regions.

It should be noted, that at the moment LATAM Airlines Ecuador is not part of this JV since it isá aún pending the signing of the agreement Open skies with the United States.