Airlines
Latam Bankruptcy Marks Another Covid Casualty
In a Chapter 11 filing, Latam Group noted that the coronavirus pandemic has cost it 95 percent of its passenger traffic.
A Latam Boeing 787-9 approaches Frankfurt International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by oliver.holzbauer)
A Latam Boeing 787-9 approaches Frankfurt International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by oliver.holzbauer)

Latam Airlines Group and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and the U.S. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, making Latin America’s largest airline company the latest casualty of the Covid-19 crisis. The filing does not include affiliates in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.