Overview
- Peru put Jorge Chávez’s second runway (16L–34R) and a new US$40 million LED lighting system into operation, enabling two-runway, 24-hour operations and capacity for over 25 million passengers and about 500 daily flights.
- LATAM Airlines Perú will end six international routes from Lima on March 29, 2026, and is reevaluating a US$1.5 billion five‑year plan after an immediate investment cut of roughly US$150 million tied to the transfer fee.
- The international connection charge (TUUA) of about US$11.86 has been collected since December 7, with IATA estimating a 3%–7% rise in fares, a 3%–11% drop in connecting demand in year one, and growth slowing to roughly 3% annually.
- LAP says route viability depends on multiple commercial and operational factors and notes recent additions and resumptions, including Delta’s Lima–Salt Lake City, Air Canada’s Toronto and Montreal services, and Flybondi’s flights to Puerto Iguazú.
- IATA says industry groups are weighing arbitration or court challenges to the fee, while Peru’s transport ministry reports talks with additional carriers and LAP has launched a commercial incentives policy for airlines.