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They were planning to board a LAN Chile flight carrying German passports.
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On Wednesday night, Chile-based LAN Airlines said it was temporarily grounding its three Boeing 787 aircraft in compliance with the FAA's recommendation.
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Brazil's largest airline TAM Linhas Aereas is looking to join with Chile's LAN as demand for air travel in Latin America continues to grow.
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Another Chilean firm, LAN Airlines (LFL, 16) , connects countries like Argentina, Ecuador and Peru with Chile, the U.S., Europe and the South Pacific.
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LAN, a Chilean airline, ended its weekly service between Punta Arenas and Port Stanley at the request of Chile's government (displeased by Augusto Pinochet's detention in Britain).
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