APRIL 10TH, 2013

Latam Airlines Group Reports Preliminary Monthly Statistics For March 2013

Santiago, Chile, April 10, 2013– LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, (“LATAM Airlines Group” or “the Company”) (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM11), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported preliminary monthly traffic statistics for March 2013 compared to March 2012.

System passenger traffic increased 7.7% as capacity rose 4.2%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 2.5 points to 76.9%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 55% of the month’s total passenger traffic.

Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group’s Spanish speaking operations (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) rose 14.9%, as capacity increased 13.0%. As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor increased 1.3 points to 78.3%.

Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil rose 3.8%, as capacity decreased 11.0%. As a consequence, the domestic Brazil passenger load factor increased 10.4 points to 73.1%.

International passenger traffic rose 8.1%, while capacity increased 13.3%. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month decreased 3.8 points to 78.7%. International traffic includes international operations of both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.

Cargo traffic for LATAM Airlines Group increased 0.4% as capacity increased 3.5%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 1.8 points to 60.1%. The growth in cargo capacity is a result of an increased availability in the belly of passenger aircrafts. Despite a delay on certain seasonal demand, cargo traffic was driven by higher volumes in certain markets to and from South America.


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