LATAM Airlines cancels hundreds of flights amid unrest in Chile

LATAM Airlines was continuing to cancel domestic and international flights from Chile Tuesday as civil unrest affected operations from its main hub in the country. The operator's website lists some 299 services that have been cancelled between Oct 20 and 22. The vast majority are flights that touch Santiago International. At around 07:00 local time Tuesday, FlightStats was categorising Santiago International's delay status as "excessive" – its most severe rating. "Given the current situation of demonstrations in Chile and today's curfew that affects the mobility of both passengers and company officials, LATAM Airlines Group has had to cancel 55 additional flights to and from Santiago during the early morning [of Oct 22]," the airline said. <br/>