VIVA CHILE!!
LATAM South American airlines flight LA805 arrived at Melbourne’s Tullamarine International Airport at approximately 18:39 pm local time. This being their first service into the Melbourne and operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner CC -BGN for the inaugural service.
![CC-BGN LATAM Boeing 787-9 ASO (1 of 1)](http://aviationspottersonline.com/wp-content/gallery/latam-787/CC-BGN-LATAM-Boeing-787-9-ASO-1-of-1.jpg)
Touch down on runway 34 for flight LA805
The Oneworld alliance member will be bringing their Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Melbourne three times weekly.
LATAM will fly non-stop flights between Melbourne and Santiago (Chile), starting October 6th 2017. It is a unique flight to and from Melbourne as it’s the only direct link between Melbourne and Latin America.
![CC-BGN LATAM Boeing 787-9 ASO 6 (1 of 1)](http://aviationspottersonline.com/wp-content/gallery/latam-787/CC-BGN-LATAM-Boeing-787-9-ASO-6-1-of-1.jpg)
CC-BGN begins to slow down concluding the first flight by LATAM to Melbourne
![CC-BGN LATAM Boeing 787-9 ASO 8 (1 of 1)](http://aviationspottersonline.com/wp-content/gallery/latam-787/CC-BGN-LATAM-Boeing-787-9-ASO-8-1-of-1.jpg)
The aircraft is greeted with the traditional Water Cannon salute by the Melbourne Airport Fire Rescue crews.
LATAM’s return flight, LA804 which departed Melbourne at 18:10pm will be a regular feature into Melbourne every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, and arriving in Santiago at approximately 7.00pm the same day.
![CC-BGN LATAM Boeing 787-9 ASO 9 (1 of 1)](http://aviationspottersonline.com/wp-content/gallery/latam-787/CC-BGN-LATAM-Boeing-787-9-ASO-9-1-of-1.jpg)
CC-BGN pulls into bay Delta 20
![CC-BGN LATAM Boeing 787-9 ASO 10 (1 of 1)](http://aviationspottersonline.com/wp-content/gallery/latam-787/CC-BGN-LATAM-Boeing-787-9-ASO-10-1-of-1.jpg)
The new generation of passenger airliners, the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 are a regular feature now of Melbourne Airport.
Que tengan un buen viaje! (have a safe flight)