South America's LATAM Airlines offers three classes of service on its widebody jets.

For anyone planning travel with South America's LATAM Airlines, knowing the classes of cabin available to book can be a help. Before we get into that though, here is a little information and background on LATAM.

Easily the largest airline in South America, LATAM Airlines Group was founded in 2012 following the merger of LAN Chile and Brazilian airline TAM Linhas Aéreas. In 2015, it was announced that the two airlines would be rebranding themselves as LATAM.

Despite having the same livery and name, LATAM Chile and LATAM Brazil continue to operate as separate entities under the LATAM Group umbrella. Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, with its central hub at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), the LATAM Airlines Group is Latin America's largest airline with a fleet of 296 planes.

The LATAM Airlines Group serves six domestic markets in South America – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In addition to flights within Latin America, LATAM flies internationally to the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

The airline group employs more than 42,000 people and operates around 1,300 flights per day. Until May 1, 2020, LATAM was a oneworld alliance member, but now prefers to work solely with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines.

According to the aviation data and statistics website ch-aviation, LATAM has a modern fleet of aircraft that include the following planes:

Unlike many airlines, which still offer a first class cabin, LATAM has done away with the class of service offering what it calls" Premium Business." the next top offering is called "Premium Economy", followed by "Standard Economy."

As well as access to all LAYAM's VIP airport lounges, Premium business passengers get the following:

Saying how they are committed to the environment, all LATAM Premium business customers receive the airline's new eco-friendly amenity kits, which include:

LATAM's Premium business class offers deluxe Thompson Vantage XL 22 to 24-inch flat-bed seats with direct aisle access.

Food offerings on LATAM flights include dish options for each time of the day focusing on Latin American cuisine. Inspired by LATAM's passengers, the food offerings are accompanied by some of South America's best wines chosen by Héctor Vergara, the only master sommelier in Latin America.

Premium Business passengers get an 18-inch touch screen monitor with noise-canceling headphones and a selection of more than 300 movies and TV shows.

Passengers traveling with LATAM receive access to VIP lounges when traveling overseas plus the following:

In terms of cabin comforts, passengers opting for premium economy get:

For the budget-conscious traveler (and indeed the vast majority of passengers flying with LATAM), economy class is where they will be. But the facilities back there aren't lacking at all. Passengers get:

Each of LATAM's fleet has a different arrangement and number of seats in each cabin. Only the widebodies feature a business class cabin. The newest and most desirable is arguably the 777-300ER, which has been recently updated to new and very comfortable standards.

The 767 has a great offering too, and indeed these older jets were retrofitted with similar business class to the 777s back in 2019. On the Dreamliners, the 2-2-2 layout leaves some passengers without that all-important direct aisle access, but it's still a comfortable way to travel. In late 2019, the airline began receiving Dreamliners with a newer 1-2-1 layout, so check your seat maps before booking if you're keen to try the new product.

Here's what you can expect on each aircraft:

20 Premium business seats configured in a 1-2-1 layout

29 Premium economy seats configured in a 2-3-2 layout

174 Standard economy seats configured in a 2-3-2 layout

38 Premium business open suits configured in a 1-1-1-1 layout

50 Premium economy seats configured in a 3-4-3 layout

322 Standard economy seats configured in a 3-4-3 layout

30 Premium business class seats configured in a 2-2-2 layout

217 Standard economy class seats configured in a 3-3-3 layout

30 Premium business class seats configured in a 2-2-2 layout (some in 1-2-1)

54 Premium economy seats configured in a 3-3-3 layout

270 Standard economy seats configured in a 3-3-3 layout

On the narrowbody side, all LATAM's A320 family jets offer both premium economy and standard economy, with only the number of seats varying between aircraft. Interestingly, despite the A319 being the smallest in the fleet, it is configured in a very premium heavy way, with six more premium economy seats and only 126 standard positions.

18 Premium economy class seats configured in a 3-3 layout

126 Standard economy class seats configured in a 3-3 layout

12 Premium economy class seats configured in a 3-3 layout

162 Standard economy class seats configured in a 3-3 layout

12 Premium economy class seats configured in a 3-3 layout

186 Standard economy class seats configured in a 3-3 layout

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