Delta and LATAM Airlines Group have applied to the US DOT for blanket approval to operate codeshare routes within each others’ networks. The codeshare agreement, signed by the airlines on 25 May, seeks for the carriers to operate flights under each other’s identification between, within and beyond the US and Chile. The deal also covers flights operated by Delta Connection’s US regional affiliates SkyWest Airlines, Republic Airways and Endeavor Air. “These new codeshare services will create substantial benefits for passengers travelling between the United States and Chile, and will enable Delta and LATAM Airlines to offer a more integrated experience for customers and market their services more effectively,” the airlines write in their filing to the DOT on 5 June. The proposed agreement ”will enable Delta and LATAM Airlines to provide valuable US-Chile and third-country codeshare services that will enhance airline competition on international routes to the benefit of passengers and shippers, and expand the Delta and LATAM Airlines networks,” they say.<br/>