Originally Posted by 3544quebec
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"LAN, which already has flights throughout the Americas, and to Europe, Australia, and Asia, has said it wants to take advantage of the new trade links with Asia to move into that region."
"LAN is also exploring the possibility of adding a Sydney-Bali flight, an official from Indonesia said over the weekend"
Do they get anyone who knows anything about aviation to read these things before they publish them? What flights does LAN have to Asia and the idea of LAN flying Sydney-Bali is just ridiculous.
I know how ridiculous a source the President of Chile is
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Its a codeshare though.
Chile's Pres Lagos: Lan Could Extend Air Routes To Bali
SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chilean airline Lan SA (LFL) could extend its routes to the Indonesian island of Bali, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said Wednesday during his state visit to that country.
There is "an understanding between Lan and Garuda, the airline of Indonesia, to study the possibility of sharing flights from Auckland to Bali and from Sydney," Lagos said in a statement distributed by his office in Santiago.
The two countries will work to broaden air connections between each other, he added. Lan currently flies to Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney in Australia.
The company is expanding its presence in the South American market, and is eyeing possible takeover targets in Argentina and Colombia. It has already set up local units in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Peru.
Company Web site:
http://www.lan.com