Italy bans travelers arriving from Chile, Brazil and Peru
ROME – Italy has banned travelers from Brazil and 12 other countries it considers to pose a high risk of Covid-19 transmission. The full list…
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Chile’s Latam announces suspension of flights to domestic and international destinations
SANTIAGO – Latam Airlines reported the suspension of ticket sales for a series of destinations both domestic (Chile) and international from airports in Chile. This…
Latam Airlines Argentina ceases internal operations indefinitely
BUENOS AIRES – LATAM Airlines Group has said its Argentine subsidiary will cease operations indefinitely, cancelling all domestic flights, its first major cutback since filing…
Machu Picchu to reopen in July
LIMA – The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will sharply reduce the number of daily visitors once it reopens…
Europe could be free-travel zone again by July
BRUSSELS – European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has announced that EU free-travel zone could be up and running again before the end of…
Chile to help LATAM Airlines after bankruptcy announcement
SANTIAGO – The Chilean government will make facilities available to LATAM Airlines to help the company to “quickly get out” of its current situation, Chilean…
LATAM Airlines enters Chapter 11 protection
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – In a not-entirely unexpected move, LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, declared bankruptcy in the United…
Latin America’s largest airline files for bankruptcy in U.S. amid COVID-19 crisis
SANTIAGO – The largest airline in the region, LATAM has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, following a slump in business amid the COVID-19…
US bans travelers from Brazil over coronavirus surge
WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday brought forward by two days restrictions on travel to the United States from Brazil that were announced after…
Falklands resumes public transport between the Islands
STANLEY – The Falkland Islands government has begun lifting restrictions on internal flights and the ferry service that links the two main islands of the…