Latam resumes cargo flights to Rapa Nui after receiving security guarantees at Mataveri Airport | National

Latam Aviation Group Cargo flights to Rapa Nui will resume This Thursday May 13th, after receiving guarantees about safety Aeropuerto Mataveri By the relevant authorities.

The company has temporarily halted shipments due to Accidents recorded at Mataveri Airport On April 22, after unauthorized personnel entered its facilities.

However, on May 7, Chile’s General Directorate of Civil Air Navigation (DGAC) announced that the security of Mataveri International AirportOffers favorable conditions for the resumption of LATAM cruises to Easter Island in the right way. This, subject to the sincere compliance necessary to the agreement that the Easter Island Regional Government had with the islanders. “

Given the resumption of flights, Latin America’s Director of Corporate and Sustainability, Juan José Toha, noted that “We are committed to keeping Rapa Nui connected We appreciate the dialogue and the measures taken that allow us to work safely again. It is everyone’s task to protect what has been built so that these unfortunate incidents are not repeated. ”