LATAM Airlines says demand for U.S. travel rising on vaccine tourism Reuters 3 hrs ago
By Marcelo Rochabrun
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group, the region s largest carrier, said on Thursday that it is seeing increased demand from South Americans seeking to travel to the United States to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The past few weeks we have seen an increase in that demand and in the occupancy of those planes, but we continue with a capacity that is infinitely lower than pre-pandemic, Ramiro Alfonsin, LATAM s chief financial officer, said.
Chile-based LATAM on Thursday reported a net loss of $431 million in the first three months of the year, which executives said reflected the crushing second pandemic wave that hit the region.
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LATAM Airlines Group, the region’s largest carrier, said on Thursday that it is seeing increased demand from South Americans seeking to travel to the United States to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
“The past few weeks we have seen an increase in that demand and in the occupancy of those planes, but we continue with a capacity that is infinitely lower than pre-pandemic,” Ramiro Alfonsin, LATAM’s chief financial officer, said.
Chile-based LATAM on Thursday reported a net loss of $431 million in the first three months of the year, which executives said reflected the crushing second pandemic wave that hit the region.