LATAM Airlines Paraguay
IATA ICAO Callsign
PZ LAP PARAGUAYA
Founded17 November 1962 (1962-11-17)
(as Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas)
Commenced operations
  • 1 September 1996 (1996-09-01)
    (as TAM Mercosur)
  • 5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
    (as LATAM Paraguay)
HubsSilvio Pettirossi International Airport
Frequent-flyer programLATAM Pass
Fleet size5
Destinations8
Parent companyLATAM Airlines Group (94.98%)
HeadquartersAsunción, Paraguay
Key peopleEnrique Alcaide (CEO)
Websitewww.latam.com/es_py/

Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A, d/b/a LATAM Airlines Paraguay (formerly known as TAM Paraguay and previously Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas), is the flag carrier and the national airline of Paraguay with its headquarters in Asunción, Paraguay.[1] Its flights operate from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción. Its parent company is LATAM Airlines Group.

History

The former TAM Mercosur logo
A former TAM Mercosur Fokker 100 taxiing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in 2004
A TAM Paraguay Airbus A320-200 taking off at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in 2009

The airline was established on November 17, 1962, and started operations in 1963 as Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas. The airline then operated for a brief period between 1995 and 1996 as a subsidiary of the Ecuadorian airline SAETA under the name LAPSA Air Paraguay.

On September 1, 1996, Aerolíneas Paraguayas (a subsidiary of TAM Linhas Aéreas) purchased 80% of the majority shares of the airline, which by then both airlines were merged under the name TAM – Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur. It was then sold to TAM Linhas Aéreas later that year on October 6, which used two Fokker 100 jets to cover regional destinations.

In March 2008, following a branding strategy, the name TAM Mercosur was dropped and the airline adopted a corporate identity identical to its Brazilian owner. However, its corporate structure remained the same.[2] The airline was rebranded as LATAM Paraguay following the merger and creation of the LATAM Airlines Group and the subsequent rebranding of its member airlines. Today LATAM owns 94.98% and the Paraguayan Government 5.02% of the shares.[3]

Destinations

As of May 2023, LATAM Paraguay offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[4]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArgentinaBuenos AiresAeroparque Jorge Newbery[5]
Ministro Pistarini International Airport
CórdobaIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportTerminated
BoliviaCochabambaJorge Wilstermann International AirportTerminated
La PazEl Alto International AirportTerminated
Santa Cruz de la SierraViru Viru International Airport[5]
BrazilBrasíliaaPres. Juscelino Kubitschek International AirportTerminated[6][7]
CuritibaAfonso Pena International AirportTerminated
Rio de JaneiroGaleão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International AirportTerminated
São PauloGuarulhos–Gov. André Franco Montoro International Airport[8]
ChileIquiqueDiego Aracena International AirportTerminated
SantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport[8]
ParaguayAsunciónSilvio Pettirossi International AirportHub
Ciudad del EsteGuaraní International AirportTerminated[9]
PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport[8]
UruguayMontevideoCarrasco/Gal. Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport[5]
Punta del EsteCapitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International AirportTerminated

a.^ Route operated by Paranair on behalf of LATAM Paraguay as wet-lease.

Codeshare agreement

LATAM Paraguay codeshares with the following airlines:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of May 2023, LATAM Paraguay operates the following aircraft:[3]

LATAM Paraguay fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A320-200 5 — – 174 174 Operated by LATAM Brasil
Total 5 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

LATAM Paraguay former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 2 2002 2007 Taken from Aerolíneas Paraguayas
Fokker 100 3 1996 2008

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Directory: World airlines." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. 79. "Oliva 761 casi Ayolas / Meal. Lopez esq. Mayor Infante Rivarola, Asuncion, Paraguay"
  2. ↑ "TAM Linhas Aéreas Consolidates Fleet and Initiates New Air Network." Reuters. Monday 26 May 2008. Retrieved on 2 February 2009.
  3. 1 2 "LATAM Paraguay Increases Its Route Offering to Chile and Brazil – AirlineGeeks.com".
  4. ↑ "Latam Airlines". Latam. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Paraguay: LATAM anuncia vuelos a Bolivia en code-share con Paranair". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Despegó el primer vuelo de Latam Paraguay operado por Paranair: ¡a Brasilia!". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Latam Airlines cancela ruta Asunción-Brasilia". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Latam Airlines retoma hoy sus vuelos regulares a Paraguay". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Latam Airlines se despidió hoy de Ciudad del Este". Aeronauticapy (in Spanish). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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