DECEMBER 7TH, 2012

LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary monthly statistics for November 2012

Santiago, Chile, December 21, 2012– 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 revised monthly traffic statistics for November 2012 compared to November 2011.

System passenger traffic increased 12.0% as capacity rose 6.5%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 3.9 points to 78.3%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 50% 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 13.8%, as capacity increased 14.9%. As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor decreased 0.7 points to 78.8%.

Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil rose 14.7%, as capacity decreased 5.2%. As a consequence, the domestic Brazil passenger load factor increased 14.0 points to 80.7%.

International passenger traffic rose 9.8%, while capacity increased 13.4%. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month decreased 2.5 points to 76.6%. International traffic includes international operations of both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.

Cargo traffic for LATAM Airlines Group decreased 3.7% as capacity increased 3.1%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 4.3 points to 60.5%. The decrease in traffic continues to be driven by weaker imports into Latin America, especially Brazil.


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