{"id":236518,"date":"2025-08-28T18:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/?p=236518"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:13:38","slug":"focus-on-aviation-news-in-latin-america-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/focus-on-aviation-news-in-latin-america-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Aviation News in Latin America \u2013 August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Between new routes, strategic alliances, and technological innovations, Latin America&#8217;s skies are experiencing a month of major developments. From legacy carriers like American Airlines and LATAM to regional players such as Azul and SKY, all are working to strengthen their networks and appeal to increasingly connected travelers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>American Airlines strengthens its ties with<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/p\/chile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Chile <\/mark><\/strong><\/a><strong>and<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/p\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Mexico<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate 35 years of operations in Chile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/en-us\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">American Airlines<\/mark><\/a> will increase its weekly frequencies between <a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/santiago-de-chile-the-capital-of-a-thousand-faces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Santiago <\/mark><\/strong><\/a>and the <strong>United States<\/strong> to 17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 2025\u20132026 season, the daily <strong>Dallas\u2013Fort Worth<\/strong> route will resume <strong>from October 26 to March 27<\/strong>. Additionally, three extra flights to <strong>Miami <\/strong>will be offered <strong>from December 1 to March 1, 2026<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flight schedules between Dallas\u2013Fort Worth (DFW) and Santiago (SCL) \u2013 Daily<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Flight AA 945: <strong>DFW <\/strong>7:25 PM \u2013 <strong>SCL <\/strong>7:50 AM (+1)<br>\u2022 Flight AA 940: <strong>SCL <\/strong>11:15 PM \u2013 <strong>DFW <\/strong>6:10 AM (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flight schedules between Miami (MIA) and Santiago (SCL)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Flight AA 759: <strong>MIA <\/strong>9:30 PM \u2013 <strong>SCL <\/strong>7:55 AM (+1) \u2013 Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday<br>\u2022 Flight AA 219: <strong>SCL <\/strong>11:15 PM \u2013 <strong>MIA <\/strong>6:40 AM (+1) \u2013 Monday, Thursday, and Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In parallel, the airline announced an increase in flights for the Epiphany holiday (January 6\u201313, 2026). From <strong>Dallas\u2013Fort Worth<\/strong>, new services will be added to <strong>Morelia, Oaxaca, and Durango<\/strong>; from <strong>Phoenix<\/strong>, a new route will open to <strong>Zihuatanejo<\/strong>; and from <strong>Chicago\u2013O\u2019Hare<\/strong>, the seasonal route to <strong>Quer\u00e9taro<\/strong>, originally scheduled to end on January 5, will be extended until January 13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Azul expands access to Europe through codeshare with Air Europa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazilian airline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voeazul.com.br\/us\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Azul <\/mark><\/a>has begun selling tickets to <strong>ten new European cities <\/strong>thanks to its codeshare partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aireuropa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Air Europa<\/mark><\/a>. These destinations, all operated by Air Europa via <strong>Madrid\u2013Barajas<\/strong>, include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Spain: M\u00e1laga, Bilbao, Ibiza, Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, and Vigo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Portugal: Porto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Italy: Rome and Milan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>South African Airways increases capacity between Johannesburg and S\u00e3o Paulo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flysaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">South African Airways<\/mark><\/a> will boost its frequencies on the <strong>Johannesburg <\/strong>(O.R. Tambo) \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/sao-paulo-metropolis-of-contrasts-and-cultural-capital-of-brazil\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/sao-paulo-metropolis-of-contrasts-and-cultural-capital-of-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a> \u2013Guarulhos<\/strong> route during the high season. <strong>From December 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026,<\/strong> an additional flight will be added every Tuesday, bringing the total to <strong>five weekly flights<\/strong>. Operated with Airbus A330-300 aircraft, this expansion also facilitates connections to other African cities such as Cape Town, Durban, Harare, Lusaka, and Windhoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLUo--WMBKT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLUo--WMBKT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLUo--WMBKT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida por South African Airways (@flysaa)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SKY and Air Canada form a continental alliance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This interline agreement will allow travelers arriving in Santiago or Lima with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircanada.com\/en-us\/flights-to-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Air Canada<\/mark><\/a> to connect to destinations operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyairline.com\/en\/otros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">SKY <\/mark><\/a>in Chile and Peru, such as <strong>Mendoza<\/strong>, <strong>Montevideo<\/strong>, <strong>Cusco<\/strong>, or <strong>Iquitos<\/strong>. In addition to expanding options for leisure and business travelers, it enables combined itineraries to be booked in a single transaction and provides access to connections beyond the main hubs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LATAM adopts digital baggage tracking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GME2D2KCWNG3JNCZVRX6GQZIDY.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236510\" style=\"width:269px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GME2D2KCWNG3JNCZVRX6GQZIDY.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GME2D2KCWNG3JNCZVRX6GQZIDY-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GME2D2KCWNG3JNCZVRX6GQZIDY-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With over 40 million bags transported annually and a loss rate below the global average, the airline is taking a step further by introducing a feature that allows passengers to track their luggage using Apple\u2019s AirTag devices. Other carriers like Delta (RFID tags), United (app-based tracking), and Emirates (real-time updates) already offer similar solutions, but LATAM becomes the first Latin American airline to integrate a mainstream consumer baggage tracking tool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind these announcements lies a clear trend: Latin America is consolidating its role as an air hub between continents. More flight options, simplified connections, and an improved passenger experience place the region at the heart of a global dynamic where connectivity becomes a strategic driver of tourism and economic development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Photos : LATAM Airlines<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latin American airlines are multiplying routes, technological innovations, and alliances, redefining connectivity and the passenger experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":236514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16783],"tags":[24891,24893,24894,24889,24882,18764,24883,24895,24884,24890,24887],"class_list":["post-236518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-air-transport-in-the-region","tag-and-broader-trends-in-digital-aviation-innovation-popular-routes-like-santo-domingo-flights","tag-and-dallas-santiago-are-part-of-this-growing-network-interline-agreements-and-strategic-aviation-partnerships-are-shaping-the-future-of-passenger-traffic","tag-and-forming-strategic-alliances","tag-and-major-carriers-such-as-arajet-in-the-dominican-republic","tag-aviation-latin-america","tag-embracing-digital-innovation","tag-especially-in-countries-like-the-dominican-republic","tag-newark-santo-domingo","tag-redefining-air-connectivity-and-the-passenger-experience-key-topics-include-latin-american-aviation","tag-santiago-miami"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236518"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236525,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236518\/revisions\/236525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}