LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile) could be planning to end its A340-300 commercial services next month ch-aviation schedule data has revealed. Analysis shows CC-CQA (cn 359) and CC-CQC (cn 363) will have operated their last Santiago de Chile-Auckland International-Sydney Kingsford Smith-Auckland-Santiago de Chile Int'l rotations by April 17 following which the route will switch to the B787-9.
As the Chilean carrier has yet to issue any official confirmation on the move, the date remains tentative at this time.
Other operators that have embarked on their own A340-300 retirement programs include SriLankan Airlines which parked two out of its six remaining jets at Colombo International recently; Cathay Pacific which stored one of its eleven A340-300s on February 28; and China Airlines which parked one of its six of the type.
