LAN Airlines
LAN Airlines, formerly known as LanChile, is the main Chilean airline and the second largest carrier in South America. It is based in Santiago, Chile. The LAN Chile Airlines offers flights to North America, Latin America, Europe, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Mexico. LAN Airlines has consistently done well in the past few years, and has been the recipient of many awards in the airline industry throughout its operating history.

LAN Airlines was founded by Arturo Merino Benitez, then the Army Air Services commander of the Chilean Army. It began operations in 1929. Sixty years later, the carrier was privatized when the Chilean government sold a majority stake to the Scandinavian Airlines System and the Icarosan Group.

The main airport of LAN Airlines is the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), in Santiago. It has hubs at the Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires, the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, and at the Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami.

What Does LAN Airlines Offer?
LAN Airlines is a little bit unique in how it treats its customers. Ever since August of 2006, there has been no such thing as First Class or Business Class with LAN Airlines. Both classes have instead been merged and called the Premium Business class. In this class, seats are fully reclinable (a rarity only offered by five airlines in the world), and passengers are provided with soft pillows and comforters in order to approximate a bed-type of experience. All seats also have dividing panels in order to create a measure of privacy. No one wants to be watched when they are sleeping, after all.

The in-flight entertainment offered by LAN Airlines is also top-notch. Each seat is provided with a 15 inch video monitor that can provide better video resolution and better audio rendering. Passengers can choose from eight films and twenty short programs, as well as a variety of audio presentations. This entertainment on demand system is world-class and is slowly becoming the standard in the airline industry.

A well-managed company, there is no question that LAN Airlines will continue to be one of the best airlines in the world in the years to come. If you are ever thinking of trying a foreign, yet excellent airline, then LAN Airlines should definitely be at the top of your list.