Lan airlines flights to Chile

Lan airlines has completely restored operations on all its international and domestic operations.

Domestic LAN operations in Chile are completely reinstated as is its online check service.

The five different tourism regions promoted by Turismo Chile are reporting the following updates:

Desert – The north of Chile was not affected by the quake and has not reported any damage.

Easter Island – Easter Island was not affected by the quake. Initial tsunami warnings have been lifted and all operations are normal.

Santiago and Central Region – Santiago’s airport suffered structural damage to the passenger terminal, however no damage was reported to the runways and the airport’s building is expected to reopen later this week.

Electricity, phone lines and the Santiago public transportation including its metro is fully operational. Valparaiso and Viña del Mar have also reported damage.

Lakes and Volcanoes – The northern part of the Lakes and Volcanoes region, around the city of Concepcion and the Bio Bio River, was most affected by the quake. Basic essential services including water, electricity and telecommunications are gradually being restored.

The southern part of the Lakes and Volcanoes region was not affected by the quake. Operations in popular tourist towns including Pucon, Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt are normal.

Patagonia – The far south of the country was not affected by the quake and has not reported any damage.

Chile is a country with a history of seismic activity. The country’s preparedness, including its strict antiseismic building codes, the rapid emergency response from the government as well as the help from a number of organizations can be credited for managing the situation and help minimize the damage.

The country’s tourism infrastructure has, overall, fared well, reporting little damage.

The process of transferring passengers, who were affected by flight cancellations as a result of the earthquake that hit the country on February 27th, was completed during this past weekend.

A humanitarian plane has been left at the disposal of several humanitarian associations including the House of God, the Red Cross, Caritas, A Roof for Chile, and the Chilean firefighters, for daily transport of volunteers, personnel, or other humanitarian requirements between Santiago, Chile and Concepcion the city which was hit the hardest by the earthquake.

“As part of LAN’s commitment to the country during this difficult time, the company has left a daily flight at the disposal of those organizations which have been coordinating the most urgent help to those regions which are deeply in need”, stated Pedro Margozzini (Corporate Marketing Manager).