Latam Airlines Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Stymied by Lockdowns

(Bloomberg) — Latam Airlines Group SA, Latin America’s largest air carrier, sought bankruptcy court protection in New York after the Covid-19 pandemic grounded flights across the region.The Chapter 11 petition allows Latam to keep operating while the Chilean carrier works out a plan to pay creditors and turn around the business. Latam, whose shareholders include Chile’s Cueto family and Delta Air Lines Inc., continues to operate on a reduced schedule, and it has commitments for a bankruptcy loan of up to $900 million.The money is coming from shareholders including the Cuetos, the Amaro family and Qatar Airways, according to a …read more

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