In a new reservation system update, it has been observed that LATAM Airlines will fly between Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), serving Lima, and Afonso Pena Airport (CWB) in Curitiba, Brazil. This would be the second international destination for the company in the Brazilian city.
According to the Cirium platform, the service will begin on December 2, 2024 with three weekly flights operated by Airbus A320 aircraft, with a capacity for 174 passengers, offering 1,044 seats per week.
This will allow the city of Paraná to access a new LATAM connection hub, including destinations in Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, or the United States, as well as within Peru.
On the other hand, LATAM increases its offer of destinations between Brazil and Peru, by connecting Lima with Brasilia (BSB), São Paulo/Guarulhos (GRU), Rio de Janeiro/Galeão (GIG), and Porto Alegre (POA), the latter suspended due to the airport’s flooding.
Flight schedule between Lima and Curitiba
- Lima – Curitiba LA 2462 LIM 00:30 – 07:30 CWB / Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
- Curitiba – Lima LA 2463 CWB 08:05 – 11:05 LIM / Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Afonso Pena International Airport, before the pandemic, had little international connectivity, with only Aerolíneas Argentinas and Paranair flying from Buenos Aires and Asunción, respectively.
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Officials from Brazil’s so-called ecological capital, after the pandemic, began negotiating with several airlines to increase their offer, including Copa Airlines, JetSMART, SKY, or Avianca. As a result, to date, four airlines offer five destinations:
- Aerolíneas Argentinas; Buenos Aires/Aeroparque (AEP), a daily flight with Boeing 737 MAX 8.
- Azul Airlines; Montevideo (MVD), Uruguay, with two weekly flights on Embraer 195-E2. Started in 2023.
- JetSMART, Buenos Aires/Ezeiza (EZE), with three weekly flights on Airbus A320, starting on July 11, 2024.
- JetSMART, Santiago (SCL), Chile, with two weekly flights on Airbus A320, from June 19 to September 29, 2024.
- LATAM; Lima with three weekly flights, starting on December 2, 2024.
- LATAM; Santiago (SCL), Chile, with three weekly flights, started in 2022.
