LATAM Launches Direct Route Connecting Las Vegas and Sao Paulo
LATAM Airlines Brazil has announced a new direct route connecting Las Vegas McCarran Airport and São Paulo Guarulhos Airport, operated by a Boeing 767 to accommodate 191 passengers in Economy class and 30 passengers in Premium Business.
Las Vegas is now the airlines’ sixth gateway in United States with direct flights to South America, and the fifth U.S. city with direct flights to Brazil. The Las Vegas to Sao Paulo flight will be operated in high-travel seasons, from June to September and December to March.
“LATAM Airlines arrived in Las Vegas achieving a key milestone as the only South American airline connecting passengers directly between Las Vegas and Sao Paulo, bringing the United States and Brazil even closer together,” said Pablo Chiozza, senior vice president of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Asia, LATAM Airlines Group. “In 2018, the company has already announced 14 new international routes, debuted a new route connecting Sao Paulo and Rome, and is preparing to open operations in Boston and Tel Aviv later this year.”
Operations between June and September 2018
Throughout June, LATAM Airlines Brazil’s JJ8150 flight departs São Paulo Guarulhos at 11:55 p.m. (local time) on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving Las Vegas McCarran at 8:35 a.m. (local time). The JJ8150 flight runs for 12 hours and 30 minutes. The return flight JJ8151 departs Las Vegas McCarran at 1:10 p.m. (local time) on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving São Paulo Guarulhos at 5:25 a.m. (local time) the following day. The JJ8151 flight runs for 12 hours and 15 minutes.
From early July to late September, LATAM Airlines Brazil’s JJ8150 flight from São Paulo Guarulhos at 11:55 p.m. (local time) on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving Las Vegas McCarran at 8:25 a.m. (local time) the next day. The return flight JJ8151 departs Las Vegas McCarran at 1:00 p.m. (local time) on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving in São Paulo Guarulhos at 5:25 a.m. (local time) the following day.
Operations between December 2018 and March 2019
Between December 15, 2018 and March 1, 2019, LATAM Airlines Brazil’s JJ8150 flight will depart São Paulo Guarulhos at 11:55 p.m. (local time) on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving Las Vegas McCarran at 6:35 a.m. (local time) the next day. The return flight JJ8151 will depart Las Vegas McCarran at11:00 a.m. (local time) on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving São Paulo Guarulhos at 5:25 a.m. (local time) the next day.