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Dec 21, 2007 | 3:12 am

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alex0683de

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Originally Posted by mosburger

So LAN Chile would be free to compete with Iberia on the Latin America - Europe routes? And where would this leave TAP? Would they be forced to feed the new Iberian hub at MAD? They'd be better off in OW or ST in that case.

I think TAP would continue to do what it does best - serve Brazil, where they have 8 destinations. The only non-Brazilian destination in South America they serve right now is Caracas. TAP would continue to fit into *A even if Iberia were brought in. Spanair would be a real problem, however.

And yes, LAN could (and would have to) compete with IB on LatAm-Europe routes.

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