Longest ever flight for LATAM as airline takes off for Melbourne, Australia

LATAM Airlines Group has announced it will operate a new, non-stop service between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia, from October 2017.

The westbound Santiago-Melbourne leg – measuring more than 11,000 kilometres in distance with a flight time of approximately 15 hours – will become the longest non-stop flight in LATAM´s history.

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Australia - Melbourne & Around (Chapter)

Ranked among the world’s most liveable cities, with gold-rush-era architecture, expansive parklands and laneway street art, Melbourne is arty and cosmopolitan. Venture beyond for penguins at Phillip Island, hot springs in Hepburn Springs and wine and wildlife in the Yarra Valley.

- discover Melbourne’s lanes and arcades

- wander amid the produce at historic Queen Victoria Market

- take a kayak tour of the Yarra

Coverage includes: Daylesford, Hepburn Springs, the Dandenongs, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island.

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