In Compliance with Market Regulations, LAN Clarifies Facts Related to Calculation Errors Contained in TDLC Ruling

SANTIAGO, Chile--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In compliance with Article 10 of Chilean Securities Law and with LAN’s obligation to make public relevant information for its shareholders, investors and the market in general, as required by Item 2.2C of Regulation 30 of the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (“SVS”), and LAN’s Relevant Information Disclosure Policy approved by the Board of Directors according to Regulation 211 of the SVS, and also considering repeated concerns from shareholders and other relevant market participants, LAN clarifies the following, in the context of its request to correct calculation errors presented on September 27, 2011 before the Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (TDLC), Chile’s Antitrust Court:

1. LAN has fully complied with its self regulatory fare plan and has provided all information required by the TDLC in a transparent, timely and accurate manner;
2. On September 26, 2011, through ORD. No. 422, the Junta de Aeronáutica Civil (JAC), Chile’s civil aviation authority, requested that LAN send all information provided to the TDLC related to compliance with its self regulatory fare plan;
3. LAN, in a letter to the JAC dated September 28, 2011, sent all the required information in the same manner as it had been submitted to the TDLC. The information LAN submitted to the JAC included the request to correct the calculation errors presented to the TDLC on September 27;
4. Through ORD. No. 438 dated September 28, 2011, and addressed to the President of the TDLC and with copy to LAN, the JAC states that “after revising the information, it is the opinion of this General Secretary that the TDLC did not use the correct methodology to calculate the yields. In this sense, we can indicate that the most significant calculation error results from not prorating the fares by the flown segment, which is fundamental to obtain the revenues per kilometer. Not prorating strongly overestimates the results;” and
5. Considering the foregoing, LAN reaffirms that the calculations provided to the TDLC are correct and confirm that air travel in Chile is on average cheaper than in the United States, a recognized competitive industry.

LAN considers that, beyond the course of action it may pursue in relation to this process, the Company continues working intensely on the pending activities required to carry out the transaction and is confident that the merger process with TAM will be completed during the first quarter of 2012.

On this date, LAN has published on its website (www.lan.com), as required by its Relevant Information Disclosure Policy, the following documents:

1. Letter No. 422 dated September 26, 2011 from the JAC to LAN;
2. Letter from LAN to the JAC dated September 29 (SIC) 2011, received by the JAC on September 28;
3. Document submitted by LAN to the TDLC dated September 27, 2011, requesting the correction of calculation errors in its ruling dated September 21 in the context of LAN’s self regulatory fare plan; and
4. Letter No. 438 dated September 30, 2011 from the JAC to the President of the TDLC and distributed to LAN.

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LAN Airlines is one of the leading passenger and cargo airlines in Latin America. The company and its affiliates serve over 76 destinations around the world through an extensive network that offers full connectivity within Latin America, while also linking the region with North America, Europe and the South Pacific, as well as 93 additional international destinations through its various code share agreements. LAN Airlines and its affiliates have a leading position in their respective domestic markets of Chile and Peru as well as an important presence in the Argentinean and Ecuadorian domestic markets. Furthermore, in November 2010, LAN acquired Colombian airline AIRES.

Currently, LAN Airlines and its affiliates operate 125 passenger aircraft while LAN Cargo and its respective affiliates have a fleet of 14 dedicated freighters. The Company has one of the youngest fleets in the world which has meant greater efficiency and a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, reflecting its strong commitment to the protection of the environment.

LAN is one of the few Investment Grade airlines in the world (BBB). The company’s world class quality standards enabled its membership in oneworld™, an alliance of leading global airlines of which LAN has been a member for 10 years. For more information please visit www.lan.com or www.oneworldalliance.com.

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