Latam Airlines Brazil will operate its state-of-the-art Airbus A350XWB on its five weekly services between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo starting 02 August 2019. The aircraft has capacity for 30 passengers in Premium Business, 309 passengers in Economy (including 18 Latam+ Seats) and represents a 59% capacity increase on the route.
Latam began flying from Sao Paulo to South African in October 2016 with three flights a week, increasing to five flights per week in 2017. From Latam’s São Paulo/Guarulhos hub, Latam serves over 33 destinations non-stop throughout South America as well as 14 cities in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Latam was the first airline group in the Americas to operate the Airbus A350XWB, which generates up to 25% fewer CO2 emissions and up to a 30% reduction in noise levels than previous generation aircraft.
“With added capacity, increased space and the latest in cabin comfort, more passengers will be enjoy our Sao Paulo-Johannesburg service and access our unrivalled network throughout South America,” said Guido Blanco, Commercial Director UK & South Africa, Latam Airlines Group.
Latam Airlines Group serves over 140 destinations in 25 countries, providing international connectivity to many of South America’s unique and most remote attractions ranging from Easter Island (Chile) and the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) in the Pacific to Cartagena (Colombia), Cuzco (Peru) and Iguazu Falls on the Argentina-Brazil border.
In-flight experience
Onboard Latam’s Airbus A350XWB, Premium Business passengers will be able to enjoy spacious lie-flat seats and a gourmet food and wine offering, showcasing Latin American produce. Seats in all cabin classes feature individual touchscreen in-flight entertainment systems, offering a wide selection of movies, TV series, music and games.
Latam Airlines Group was named as the ‘Best Airline in South America’ in the Skytrax World Airline Awards in June 2019 and was also awarded for the ‘Best Business Class’, ‘Best Business Class Lounge’ and ‘Best Economy Class’ in South America.
For more information and tickets, visit latam.com.
Originally posted on Bizcommunity.