LATAM Airlines Group reports preliminary statistics for February 2013

Santiago, Chile, March 12, 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 February 2013 compared to February 2012.

System passenger traffic increased 4.2% as capacity rose 1.5%. As a result, the Company’s load factor for the month increased 2.0 points to 78.1%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 53% 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 9.3%, as capacity increased 8.6%. As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor increased 0.5 points to 82.7%.

Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil rose 2.4%, as capacity decreased 11.9%. As a consequence, the domestic Brazil passenger load factor increased 10.5 points to 75.1%.

International passenger traffic rose 3.8%, while capacity increased 9.8%. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month decreased 4.5 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 0.6% as capacity increased 3.0%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 1.3 points to 55.6%. The growth in cargo capacity is a result of an increased availability in the belly of passenger aircrafts. Cargo traffic was driven by a strong demand of commodities from South America, partially offset by weaker imports into Latin America.