b'6American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comadd some U.S. destinations inoftheairlinegroupstotal late 2023 or 2024 or we willrevenues,largelythetradi-cut some originating flights.tionalperishablecommodi-Rightnow,werewrappingtiessalmonandseafood thingsuponthecargosidefromColombia,fruitsfrom of the Delta partnership andBrazil,flowersfromChile. should have a full implemen- It is probably going to be the tation by 2024. core of what we do in 2024, LATAM is known for itsBianchi says.creativityandbrandfocus.Looking ahead, the LATAM TheparentcarrierLATAMCargoCEOtellsAJOThe AirlineGroupbutitoper- doesnt plan to make signifi-ates country-specific brandedcantadjustmentscapac-airlinessuchasLATAMity-wiseforhisfreighteror Airlines Chile, LATAM Air- belly-freightcarryingpas-linesBrazil,LATAMAir- senger aircraft in 2024 but he linesColombia,LATAMseessomecapacityadjust-AirlinesPeru,LATAMAir- mentsatthemarketlevel. linesEcuador,andLATAMBut he did not elaborate.(NIMBLEcontinued fromChile-based airline. Most of theDeltasheadquarterscityofParaguay.Italsohasthree Weve had the highest page 4) initial benefits have been mile- Atlanta,GeorgiaandinJulyseparately branded cargo air- customerpreferenceweve market. sharingadvantagesscoopedfrom Los Angeles to Sao Paulo. linesLATAM Cargo Brazil,ever recorded, he continues. upbypassengersflyingbothBianchi was overall tight- LATAM Cargo Colombia andSo,thecombinationofa lataM sn ewr outes air carriers. Deltas news sec- lippedaboutLATAMssys- LATAM Cargo Chile. good network, good costs and Bianchi made it clear thattion on its website pointed thattemwidecargocapacity.goodcustomerpreferences LATAM,previouslyknownDelta and LATAM has a newObviously, we are facing aP erishables is theC ore is working very well for us. for years as LAN Chile, is notBogota, Orlando, Florida, ser- downturn right now, but wea irF reight And I think 2024 is the year about to add new routes to itvice, while LATAM started inhaveasolidbasewithourLATAMs cargo businessthe (airline, air cargo) indus-network but were evaluat- June flying from Colombia to767 freighter fleet. We couldaccountsfor12%to17%tries achieve normalization.ing some changes on existing routesbutnotnewdestina-tions, he added. However,thisOctober, LATAMCargoinaugurateda newrouteanddirectservice from Amsterdam in the Neth-erlandstoCuritiba,Brazil, bypassingMIA,andacon-necting flight. A press release indicatesthe767freighteris movingpharmaceuticalsand general cargo to the Brazilian city and chose a direct point-to-point route without the need forintermediatestops,reduc-ingtransportationtimeand providing enhanced capacity.LATAMsnewservice operates two weekly flights, Tuesdays, and Saturdays. At LATAMCargo,werecon-stantlyreviewingourcargo itinerary, always seeking new opportunitiestobenefitour clients,saysGudnyGen-skowsky,vicepresidentof Network and Alliances for the airline. He notes that LATAM connects a total of 156 desti-nationsthatbridgeSouth America with the rest of the worldandwith53destina-tions in Brazil alone.BesidestheAmsterdam toCuritibadirectflight, LATAM launched in March a new route from Quito, Ecua-dor to Brussels, Belgium, new route from Quito to Los Ange-les,HoustonplusManus, and Sao Paulo in Brazil.In May, the airline started flying fromMIAtoSanJosedos CamposinBrazil.InJune, LATAM began a route from MIA to Guayaquil, Ecuador, andSantaDomingointhe Dominican Republic, to San Salvador in El Salvador and to Georgetown in Guyana. In August, it began service from MIA to Brasilia in Brazil.d eltaa irP artnershiPBianchi hinted but did not go into detail on how LATAMs previouslyannouncedJoint venture partnership with Delta AirLineswouldbenefitthe passenger side of the Santiago,'