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The first phase of the codeshare partnership between American Airlines and JetSMART will cover three domestic routes in Chile.

The carrier will grow long-haul flying next year, including from its DFW base.

The ULCC has been cleared to launch flights between Argentina and Brazil.

The carriers already codeshare on 20 routes between North and South America.

The carrier will begin international flights from Bucaramanga, Pereira and Santa Marta, as well as expanding its overseas network from Cartagena.

Chilean ULCC JetSMART has launched a fourth route to Colombia.

The partnership is designed to strengthen US connectivity from Barcelona.

The Colombian airline is pushing ahead with plans to expand its international footprint.

The move follows LATAM shuttering its domestic operation in Argentina last year after the country closed off its airspace.

The ULCC is expanding frequencies on two existing Chile-Colombia routes and moving into an unserved market.

The country’s aviation authority is considering route proposals from Volaris and Viva Aerobus among others.

The airline had previously hoped to start long-haul international flying in July.

The carriers have launched the first phase of their Northeast-focused alliance, which includes more than 30 new routes, almost 80 codeshares and aligned schedules in key markets.

JetSMART is expanding from its Antofagasta base with two routes to Colombia.

The Chilean carrier is planning further international expansion from Peru’s capital Lima, including its inaugural routes to the US.

The New York-based carrier expects high VFR traffic over the holiday.

The US carrier is restarting nonstop service to Shanghai later this month and in November plans to resume flights on almost 30 international routes, targeting leisure and VFR traffic.

One of the world’s most stringent COVID-19 travel bans looks to be nearing an end.

Copa Airlines has been granted permission to resume flights over the coming weeks, initially serving about 10 destinations from its hub in Panama.

Gulf carrier Emirates looks set to permanently suspend four long-haul routes, including halting service to one of its 12 destinations in the US.

Uruguay could be one of the next focus markets for Chile’s JetSMART.

Chilean ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART is setting up an airline in Peru, filling a gap left by Avianca and Peruvian Airlines.

The US Department of Transportation has approved plans by Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group to codeshare on US-Chile routes, while at the same the two carriers have formally requested antitrust immunity for their long-awaited joint venture.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across Latin America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across Latin America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.