AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL MONSEÑOR OSCAR ARNULFO ROMERO
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lAN commands 65%
of flights and seats
Looking at this year’s graph, there is no
surprise that the flag carrier, LAN Airlines,
is still the largest carrier, as it controls
almost 65% and 68% of weekly seats and
flights respectively. This February, the
airline operates on a total of 67 routes
from Chile, of which 43 are domestic
services. LAN has a 68% share of seat
capacity and a 70% share of flights on
the domestic sector, on which it directly
competes with Sky Airline, Chile’s second
biggest carrier. On the other hand, Buenos
Aires is the airline’s most frequently
served international destination from
Santiago, with a combined 10,748 weekly
seats to Buenos Aires Ezeiza and Buenos
Aires Aeroparque airports.
As of February 2014, the top 12 airlines
serving Chilean airports command 98%
of total traffic into and out of the country,
a slight decline from 99% last year. Both
Aerolineas Argentinas and Air France
have strengthened their presence in
Chile with annual growth in weekly
seats of 22% and 20% respectively, while
PAL Airlines has recorded the greatest
capacity decrease (-59%), due to dropping
10 of its domestic routes, when compared
to February 2013.
Argentina still
#1 international market
Unsurprisingly, Chile’s largest market is
the domestic sector with a market share of
70%, a modest decline from 73% last year.
Neighbouring Argentina is still the leading
international country market, being
served by LAN, Aerolineas Argentinas,
Sky, Air Canada and KLM, with the latter
having recently resumed thrice-weekly
services from Amsterdam to Santiago
(operated via Buenos Aires Ezeiza).
Weekly seat capacity to Argentina is up
9% over 2013 figures, with five carriers
operating a combined 172 weekly flights
from Santiago, Iquique and Punta Arenas.
New Zealand is not only a new entrant
into this year’s ranking but also the fastest
increasing country market, growing by
over 130% when comparing data from 4-10
February 2014 with the same week last
year. LAN has expanded significantly in the
last 12 months, increasing its flights from
Santiago to Auckland from six times weekly
to twice-daily. On the other hand, services
to Brazil have noted the greatest capacity
decrease (-23%), as a result of TAM Airlines
withdrawing its twice-daily flights from
Santiago to Rio de Janeiro Galeao.
SOuRCE:
innovata / Diio Mi 4-10 february 2014.
SOuRCE:
innovata / Diio Mi 4-10 february 2014.
