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Wednesday 9 April 2008, Buenos Aires.
LAN Argentina is the second airline in one world ® to decorate one of its aircraft with a special livery to mark its membership of the world's leading quality alliance. The design now adorns one of its Airbus A320s. It debuts today as Mexicana is unveiled as one world's latest member elect, to join during 2009.
Note to editors: A print quality picture of the aircraft in its new livery can be downloaded from http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news-and-information/gallery/list?categoryID=5&subCategoryID=21
It makes its debut as LAN Argentina celebrates the first anniversary of its addition to the grouping - at the same time as its sister carrier LAN Ecuador - strengthening one world's position as the only alliance with any airlines from South America . Other members of the LAN alliance - Chile 's LAN Airlines and LAN Express, plus LAN Peru - have been part of one world since the year 2000.
The twinjet's fuselage will feature the words "miembro de one world" ("member of one world") in letters of up to around two metres high along with the tailfin designs of all ten members of the alliance. The aircraft - with the registration LV-BFO - will fly in this design on the airline's Argentine domestic network and to the destinations it serves internationally in Latin America.
LAN Airlines Chief Executive Enrique Cueto said: "This shows just how proud LAN is to be South America 's representative in one world, the world's leading quality airline grouping - and to be the only airline from across this region to fly as a member of any of the global airline alliances. Without any doubt, the recruitment of LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador to one world constitutes a clear recognition of our on-going commitment to our customers and our determination to deliver an excellent quality product that meets the highest standards of international safety."
Japan Airlines was the first member of the grouping to decorate its aircraft in a special one world design - with two Boeing 777s flying in the design since April 2007, when it too joined the alliance.
As affiliate members, LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador offer the full range of one world services and benefits.
With five LAN alliance airlines in South America and one world partners American Airlines and Iberia the leading international carriers serving the region, as well as British Airways flying there, it makes one world the obvious alliance of choice for traveling to, from or within this continent. The latest two South American additions also build further on one world's position as the leading Spanish-speaking alliance.
LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador have considerably broadened the alliance's network within Latin America, through the addition of a domestic schedule within Argentina and regional international services to and from Argentina and Ecuador , besides expanding its links between the region and North America and Europe .
About one world
one world brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business. Besides the LAN alliance, these include American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair , Iberia , Japan Airlines, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Qantas and Royal Jordanian, and around 20 affiliates including American Eagle and Dragonair. Mexicana will join them during 2009. Between them, these airlines:
• Serve almost 700 airports in nearly 150 countries, with more than 9,000 daily departures.
• Offer almost 550 airport lounges for premium customers.
• Carry more than 333 million passengers a year.
• Operate almost 2,500 aircraft, and employ 250,000 people.
• Generate some US$100 billion annual revenues.
The alliance enables its members to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined one world network and more airport lounges. one world was voted the World's Leading Airline Alliance for the fifth year running in the latest (2007) World Travel Awards.
