The route is operated by an Airbus A320 three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) with capacity for 174 passengers in economy class. LA780 (Santiago-Brasilia) departs at 1:55pm local time from Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez airport, arriving in Brasilia at 6:15pm local time. The return flight, LA781, operates on the same days and departs from Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport in Brasilia at 8:05pm arriving in Santiago at 00:25 am. With this flight and the new SantiagoCuritiba route that will operate from March 2020, LATAM will offer a total of five direct routes between Chile and Brazil. This is an addition to its flights from Santiago to Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. latam.com