(GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) --Santiago, Chile, February 12, 2018- LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LATAM Airlines Group" or "the Company") (NYSE: LTM / IPSA: LTM), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2018 compared to January 2017.

System passenger traffic increased by 1.9%, while capacity rose 1.8%. As a result, the Company's load factor for the month increased 0.2 points to 86.3%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 57% of the month's total passenger traffic.

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