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Santiago,   Chile,   November   14, 2012- LATAM  Airlines  Group  S.A.  and  its
subsidiaries, ("LATAM Airlines Group" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL /
IPSA: LAN /
Bovespa: LATM11), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its
preliminary  monthly  traffic  statistics  for  October 2012 compared to October
2011.

System  passenger traffic increased 8.8% as capacity rose 5.7%. As a result, the
Company's load factor for the month increased 2.2 points to 77.8%. International
passenger traffic accounted for approximately 52% of the month's total passenger
traffic.

Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group's Spanish speaking operations
(Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) rose 13.1%, as capacity increased
17.7%. As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor decreased   3.1 points
to 75.8%.

Domestic  passenger traffic in Brazil rose 10.7%, as capacity decreased 3.7%. As
a consequence, the domestic Brazil passenger load factor increased 9.9 points to
76.1%.

International  passenger  traffic  rose  6.4%, while  capacity  increased 9.9%.
Accordingly,  the international  passenger load  factor for  the month decreased
2.6 points  to 79.4%. International traffic includes international operations of
both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.

Cargo  traffic  for  LATAM  Airlines  Group decreased 3.7% as capacity increased
0.2%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 2.4 points to 59.4%. The
decrease in traffic continues to be driven by weaker imports into Latin America,
especially  Brazil.  Regarding  capacity,  the  company received its fourth B777
freighter during October.



About LATAM Airlines Group S.A.

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the new name given to LAN Airlines S.A. as a result
of  its association  with TAM  S.A. LATAM  Airlines Group  S.A. now includes LAN
Airlines  and its affiliates  in Peru, Argentina,  Colombia and Ecuador, and LAN
Cargo  and its affiliates, as  well as TAM S.A.  and its subsidiaries TAM Linhas
Aereas  S.A., including its  business units TAM  Transportes Aereos del Mercosur
S.A., TAM Airlines (Paraguay) and Multiplus S.A. This association creates one of
the  largest  airline  groups  in  the  world  in  terms of network connections,
providing passenger transport services to about 150 destinations in 22 countries
and  cargo services to  about 169 destinations in  27 countries, with a fleet of
320aircraft. In  total, LATAM Airlines Group S.A. has more than 52,000 employees
and  its  shares  are  traded  in  Santiago,  as  well  as on the New York Stock
Exchange,  in the  form of  ADRs, and  Sao Paulo  Stock Exchange, in the form of
BDRs.

Each airline will continue to operate under their current brands and identities.
For  any  inquiry  of  LAN  or  TAM, please visit www.lan.com or www.tam.com.br,
respectively. Further information at www.latamairlinesgroup.net


Preliminary Monthly Statistics Report for October 2012: 
 hugin.info/152278/R/1658204/536548.pdf



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