New Airline TACA-PERU Inaugurates Operations, Joins LatinPass Frequent Traveler Program.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- TACA-PERU, the new Grupo TACA-backed airline in Peru, has joined the LatinPass frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons program for Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , bringing the program's membership roster to 10 Latin American air carriers, plus Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines, commonly known as TWA, was a major American airline company that was acquired by American Airlines in April 2001. For many years it was headquartered at the Kansas City Downtown Airport, as well as midtown Manhattan in New York City. , US Airways, KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) Royal Dutch Airlines, and a number of hotel and auto rental companies serving the world. The new carrier, operating as a unit of the Grupo TACA Grupo Taca is the flag airline of El Salvador, comprised of a group of five combined Central American airlines. The company is owned by the Kriete family of San Salvador. Originally an acronym of Transportes Aéreos Centroamericanos airline alliance, began flying between Lima and both Iquitos and Cuzco (the gateway to the ancient and magnificent Inca ruins at Macchu Piccu which have long been one of Peru's leading tourist attractions) on October 1 and 7, respectively. International service linking Lima with Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Sao Paulo and Miami began November 1. "The Grupo TACA airlines were among the founding members of LatinPass, and we are delighted to welcome TACA-PERU to our roster," said LatinPass President Guy Booth. "The carrier anticipates converting Lima into a prime business and tourism hub in the key South American nation, and that, of course, will offer LatinPass members even broader choices of earning miles and redeeming their rewards." The LatinPass program was created especially by Latin American airlines to provide their customers a strong and broad-based frequent flyer program that would provide worldwide benefits for program members that none of the carriers alone could provide. It now offers members benefits from its partnerships with most of the major hotel groups and auto rental firms in the world, and its association with airlines from outside the region provide services to virtually any point on the globe. For additional information about LatinPass, visit the program's web site, www.latinpass.com. |
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