A LATAM Airlines Airbus A320 operating flight LA756 from Santiago to São Paulo clipped the tail of a parked Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 during taxi on the evening of 22 April, InfoMoney reported on 24 April. No injuries were recorded, but damage to the LATAM wing and the Argentine stabiliser forced the evacuation of both aircraft and sparked a multi-hour shutdown of one taxiway at Arturo Merino Benítez Airport.
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Passengers—including dozens of Brazilian executives returning from Chile’s Expomin mining fair—were transferred to a replacement LATAM jet that arrived in São Paulo early on 23 April, missing onward connections to Brasília and Belo Horizonte. Travel-management company CWT estimates the incident cost corporate clients an average of US$420 per traveller in re-ticketing fees and hotel nights. Chile’s civil aviation authority has opened a formal investigation; preliminary radar data suggest the LATAM crew may have mis-judged wing-tip clearance while taxiing behind the Boeing. Both airlines have activated crisis-response teams, and insurers are assessing repair timelines that could sideline each aircraft for several weeks. For Brazilian businesses running tight regional itineraries, the event underscores the importance of building buffer days into travel schedules and enrolling staff in airline disruption-alert services. Travel insurers note that most corporate policies cover “missed onward connection” only when delays exceed six hours—an element companies may want to revisit as congestion increases across Latin American hubs.
Whether employees are shuttling between regional offices or attending industry events like Expomin, companies can also streamline the visa side of travel logistics with help from VisaHQ. The platform’s Brazil portal (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) lets travel managers check entry requirements, process e-visas and receive real-time status alerts, reducing last-minute surprises when itineraries change.
Passengers—including dozens of Brazilian executives returning from Chile’s Expomin mining fair—were transferred to a replacement LATAM jet that arrived in São Paulo early on 23 April, missing onward connections to Brasília and Belo Horizonte. Travel-management company CWT estimates the incident cost corporate clients an average of US$420 per traveller in re-ticketing fees and hotel nights. Chile’s civil aviation authority has opened a formal investigation; preliminary radar data suggest the LATAM crew may have mis-judged wing-tip clearance while taxiing behind the Boeing. Both airlines have activated crisis-response teams, and insurers are assessing repair timelines that could sideline each aircraft for several weeks. For Brazilian businesses running tight regional itineraries, the event underscores the importance of building buffer days into travel schedules and enrolling staff in airline disruption-alert services. Travel insurers note that most corporate policies cover “missed onward connection” only when delays exceed six hours—an element companies may want to revisit as congestion increases across Latin American hubs.
