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Information Sheet Last Updated: May 2004

From the US

From the UK
From Australia
Within Chile


Chilean Airline Information

The following are airline companies that fly to as well as within Chile with the appropriate phone and fax numbers. Flight schedules and prices are subject to change, so please contact a local travel agent or the airline for the most recent information, offers or promotions. Most flights will arrive in Santiago or alternatively, flights may arrive in Lima (Peru) and onto the boarder city of Tacna or to Arica in northern Chile.

From the US:
American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines, LanChile, and Varig serve Chile.

American Airlines:
Telephone: 1-800-433-7300 – Reservations
Telephone: 1-817-967-2000 – Customer Relations
Fax: 1-817-967-4162f
Ticket Centers: United States
New York City
Address: Manhattan Air Terminal - NYCTS
125 Park Ave, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10017
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Directions: Park Avenue at E. 41st Street opposite Grand Central
Address: Columbus Circle - NYCTJ
1843 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Directions: Broadway at 60th Street. Opposite Trump hotel/condos. Near Lincoln Center.
Washington, DC
Address: Patriot Office - DCASC
1776 K. Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Closed Saturday and Sunday
Directions: The Metroline stops are Farragut west or north.
Paramus, NJ
Address: Garden State Plaza Mall – EWRTB
207 Graden State Plaza #2
Paramus, NJ 07652
Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Directions: Routes 4 and 17. Entrance 2 or 3 across from Sam Goody and near the Carousel.
American Airlines (cont’d)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Address: Oakland Park - Travel Center FLLTA
2720 East Oakland Park Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday – Closed
Directions: Drive toward the ocean. Located in a strip mall four blocks east of U.S. 1 on south side of street.
Miami, FL
Address: American Airlines Arena Travel Center - MIATE
601 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday – Closed
Directions: Located at the corner of Biscayne Boulevard and North East 8th Street, on the North side of the arena between gates 3 and 4.
Coral Gables, Fl
Address: Ponce De Leon Travel Center – MIATA
901 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Suite 103
Miami, FL 33134
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday – Closed

Ticket Centers:
Chile
Antofagasta
Address: Maurice Laclabere
Washington 2507
Antofagasta, Chile Telephone: (56-55) 410-781 Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 9:30a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Concepcion
Address: Network Representations Chile S.A.
Barros Arena 340, Local 2 Concepcion, Chile
Telephone: (56-41) 521-616
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
La Serena
Address: Patricia Gerding Paris
Edificio La Serena Oriente
Cordovez 672 - Oficina 290
La Serena, Chile
Telephone: (56-51) 211-724
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Santiago
Address: AA Ticket Sales Center
Huerfanos 1199
Santiago, Chile
Telephone: 562-679-0000 – Reservations Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Santiago
Address: AA Ticket Sales Center
Avenida El Bosque Norte 0107
Santiago, Chile
Telephone: 562-679-0000 – Reservations
Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Address: AA Ticket Sales Center
Santa Magdalena 090 Providencia
Santiago, Chile
Telephone: 562-679-0000 – Reservations
Hours: Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Viña del Mar
Address: Network Representations Chile S.A.
Ecuador 119
Viña del Mar, Chile
Telephone: 56 32 381070
Fax: 56 32 381071
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Email American Airlines
Make online reservations by clicking here.
Website: http://www.americanair.com
Flights daily from Dallas and Miami.

United Airlines
Telephone: 1-800-538-2929 – Reservations
Telephone: 1-800-221-6903 – Baggage
Santiago
Address: Av. El Bosque Norte 0177, 9th Floor, Las Condes
Santiago 
Hours: 9am-6pm M-F;9am-1245pm SA  
Email: Baggage Services
Get Customer Support by clicking here.
Website: http://www.united.com
Flights daily from New York and Miami.

Continental Airlines
Telephone: 1-800-231-0856 – Reservations
Telephone: 1-800-335-BAGS (1-800-335-2247) – Baggage
Ticket Offices can be found by clicking here.
Airport Information
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Address: Copa Airlines
Fidel Oteiza 1921, Suite 703
Santiago de Chile
Telephone: (56) 2-2002-100
Telephone: (56) 2-2002-101
Fax: (56) 2-2002-104
Flights from New York.

LanChile
Telephone (Dialing from abroad): (56-2) 526-2000
Telephone (Outside of Santiago): 600-LAN-2000 (600-526-2000)
Telephone (in Santiago): LAN-2000 (526-2000)
Santiago Airport Office:
Telephone: (56-2) 690-1481, (56-2) 690-1482, (56-2) 690-1483
Hours: Monday to Sunday 6:00am – 11:00pm
Offices in the USA:
Los Angeles

Address: 1960 East Grand Ave. Ste 520,
El Segundo CA 90245
Telephone: 1-310-416-9061
Fax: 1-310-416-9864
Miami
Address: 9700 South Dixie Hwy. 11th Floor,
Miami, Florida 33156
Telephone: 1-305-670-9999
Fax: 1-305-670-5482
New York
Address: 630 Fifth Ave. Suite 809
New York, NY 10111
Telephone: 1-212-582-3250
Fax: 1-212-582-6863
For baggage services, click here.
Website (Spanish): http://www.lanchile.com
Flights from Miami, New York, and Los Angeles via Mexico City and Lima.

Varig
Telephone (United States): 1-800-468-2744
Telephone (Chile): 56-2-707-8001 or 56-2-707-8009
Make online reservations by clicking here.
Service Center:
USA
Address: 71 South Central Avenue – 2 nd Floor
Valley Stream – New York 11580
Telephone: 1-516-612-0360 – New York
Telephone: 1-800-990-5534 – Toll Free
Fax: 1-516-612-0204
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Main Website: http://www.varig.com
Chile Website: http://www.varig.cl
US Website: http://www.varigbrasil.com/english/

From the UK:
There are no direct flights from London, however, Air France offers direct flilghts out of Paris, France and LanChile and Iberia offer direct flights out Madrid.

AirFrance
Contact info for the UK:
Telephone: 0845 359 1000 – Reservations
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.00 am - 7.30pm Saturday 9.00am - 5.30pm
Contact info for France:
Telephone: 0 820 820 820 – Information
Hours: 6h30 to 22h
Website: http://www.airfrance.com

LanChile
Telephone (Dialing from abroad): (56-2) 526-2000
Telephone (Outside of Santiago): 600-LAN-2000 (600-526-2000)
Telephone (in Santiago): LAN-2000 (526-2000)
Santiago Airport Office:
Telephone: (56-2) 690-1481, (56-2) 690-1482, (56-2) 690-1483
Hours: Monday to Sunday 6:00am – 11:00pm
Offics in Spain
Barcelona
Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes
665 Entlo., izda.
08010 Barcelona
Telephone: 902 19 46 94
Fax: 93231 8774
Bilbao
Address: Paseo Landabarri, 4
Esc. 2-2º Izda. Edif. Gobelas
48940 Laioa(Vizcaya)
Tel: 94 464 09 22
Fax: 94 431 64 55
Madrid
Address: Leganitos 47,1ª 28013
Madrid
Tel: 902 11 24 24.
Fax: 91 548 40 28
For baggage services, click here.
Website (Spanish): http://www.lanchile.com

Iberia

Telephone: 0845 850 9000 – Reservations
Hours: Monday to Sunday 0700 – 2200
Ticket Offices:
London
Address: Iberia House, 10 Hammersmith Broadway
London, W6 7AL
Hours: Monday to Friday 1030 – 1630
Address: Iberia Ticket Desk
Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport
Hours: Monday to Sunday 0500 – 1930
Address: GLOBEGROUND Ticket Desk
Terminal 1, Manchester Airport
Hours: Monday to Sunday 0700 – 1900
Spain Contact Information
Telephone: 902 400 515
Telephone: 902 400 500 – Sales
Madrid
Address: Barajas-Terminal 1, 2, 3-Salidas – Airport
Telephone: 902 400 500 – Informtaion
Telephone: 902 400 500 – Reservations
Fax: (34) 91 587 47 41
Madrid
Address: C./ Velazquez, 130 – Ticket Sales
Telephone: 902 400 500 – Informtaion
Telephone: 902 400 500 – Reservations
Fax: (34) 91 587 47 41
Email: sales.lon@iberia.com Agency Sales Dept.
Email: longx1@iberia.es Personnel
Email: customer.relations@iberia.com Customer Relations Dept.
Website: http://www.iberia.com

From Australia:
Travelers arriving from the southeast Pacific have two options, other than flying vai the US. One is to fly to Buenos Aires direct from Auckland with Aerolineas Argentinas, and then take a short flight across the Andes to Chile. The other option is to fly to Tahiti and connect with a LanChile flight to Santiago.

Aerolineas Argentinas
Sydney
Address: Level 3, 64 Clarence Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: 61-2-9234-9000
Fax:  61-2-9234-9020
Hours: Mon to Fri: 9 to 17 hs
Email: sales@aerolineass.com.au
E-mail: sales@aeroargentinas.com
General Website: http://www.aerolineas.com
Argentina Website: http://www.aerolineas.com.ar/

LanChile
Telephone (Dialing from abroad): (56-2) 526-2000
Telephone (Other countries): 1-305-670-9999
Telephone (Outside of Santiago): 600-LAN-2000 (600-526-2000)
Telephone (in Santiago): LAN-2000 (526-2000)
Santiago Airport Office:
Telephone: (56-2) 690-1481, (56-2) 690-1482, (56-2) 690-1483
Hours: Monday to Sunday 6:00am – 11:00pm
For baggage services, click here.
Website (Spanish): http://www.lanchile.com

From within Chile:
LanChile is the most common airline flying throughout Chile along with its subsidiary Ladeco. Aerocontinente is another option for cross-country travel.

LanChile
Telephone (Dialing from abroad): (56-2) 526-2000
Telephone (Outside of Santiago): 600-LAN-2000 (600-526-2000)
Telephone (in Santiago): LAN-2000 (526-2000)
Telephone: 600 600 4000
Santiago Airport Office:
Telephone: (56-2) 690-1481, (56-2) 690-1482, (56-2) 690-1483
Hours: Monday to Sunday 6:00am – 11:00pm
For baggage services, click here.
Website (Spanish): http://www.lanchile.com
Ladeco
Telephone: 600 601 3000
Website: http://www.ladeco.com
Aerocontinente
Telephone: 600 209 2358
Office in Chile:
Address: Aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benites, Rotonda Oriente Terminal Nacional
Telephone: (562) 690 14 50 – Reservations
Telephone: (562) 690 14 50 – Office
Telephone: (562) 690 14 50 – Airport
Fax: (562) 690 14 52
Website: http://www.aerocontiente.com.pe
Website: http://www.aerocontiente.net

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