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| Founded | 17 November 1962; 63 years ago (1962-11-17) (asLíneas Aéreas Paraguayas) | ||||||
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| Hubs | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | LATAM Pass | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | LATAM Airlines Group (94.98%) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Asunción, Paraguay | ||||||
| Key people | Enrique Alcaide (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur S.A,d/b/aLATAM Airlines Paraguay (formerly known asTAM Paraguay and previouslyLíneas Aéreas Paraguayas), is theflag carrier and the national airline ofParaguay with its headquarters inAsunción, Paraguay.[1] Its flights operate fromSilvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción. Its parent is the Chilean company,LATAM Airlines Group.
The airline was established on November 17, 1962, and started operations in 1963 asLíneas Aéreas Paraguayas. The airline then operated for a brief period between 1995 and 1996 as a subsidiary of theEcuadorian airlineSAETA under the nameLAPSA Air Paraguay.
On September 1, 1996,Aerolíneas Paraguayas (a subsidiary ofTAM Linhas Aéreas) purchased 80% of the majority shares of the airline, which by then both airlines were merged under the nameTAM – Transportes Aéreos del Mercosur. It was then sold toTAM Linhas Aéreas later that year on October 6, which used twoFokker 100 jets to cover regional destinations.
In March 2008, following a branding strategy, the nameTAM Mercosur was dropped and the airline adopted a corporate identity identical to its Brazilian owner. However, its corporate structure remained the same.[2] The airline was rebranded asLATAM Paraguay following the merger and creation of theLATAM Airlines Group and the subsequent rebranding of its member airlines. Today LATAM owns 94.98% and theParaguayan Government owns 5.02% of the shares.[3]
In May 2025, the airline was fined 8,434,000 Paraguayan Guarani for failing to comply with its obligations to a family who was stranded in Argentina for 5 days without receiving assistance from the airline.[4]
As of May 2023[update], LATAM Paraguay offers or has previously offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[5]
a.^ Route operated byParanair on behalf of LATAM Paraguay aswet-lease.
LATAM Paraguay codeshares with the following airlines:
As of May 2023[update], LATAM Paraguay operates an all-Airbus A320 fleet composed of the following aircraft:[3]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A320-200 | 5 | — | – | 174 | 174 | Operated byLATAM Brasil |
| Total | 5 | — | ||||
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 2 | 2002 | 2007 | Taken fromAerolíneas Paraguayas |
| Fokker 100 | 3 | 1996 | 2008 |
