LAN, member of LATAM Airlines Group, and Qantas, both members of the oneworld codeshare alliance, have expanded their codeshare agreement and will begin offering flights within Oceania and South America.
Passengers flying with LAN from Santiago, Chile to Sydney, Australia, will have access via Qantas to a broad network of cities in Australia: Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth, Darwin, Hobart and Alice Springs, on outbound and inbound flights starting on August 9th.
Also from Auckland, New Zealand, round trip flights to Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in Australia, will be available on Qantas aircraft.
Qantas passengers travelling to Chile can fly with LAN from Santiago to Antofagasta, La Serena and Punta Arenas starting August 5th.
Damian Scokin, CEO of International Business LAN, said: "We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with Qantas and to add eight Australian cities to our network of destinations, which are located in key points of the island continent and allow access to the most attractive tourist destinations in Australia."
Qantas Executive Manager International Sales Stephen Thompson said: “This is great news for Qantas customers, with greater access to popular destinations in South America than ever before. Santiago has been a key gateway for our customers since we started flying there in 2012.”