Review - LATAM Airlines Premium Economy Class A319 Lima to Cusco
LA2194 LIM-CUZ
November 27th, 2024
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Check-in:
We had already checked in on the LATAM app, so we headed straight through security. I booked these tickets 5 hours departure and paid $140 per person for premium economy, which was $40 more than regular economy. There was no priority lane for security at Lima Airport. Fortunately, the general lanes moved pretty quickly, so we were through in about 10 minutes.
Lounge:
We had some time to kill and checked out the El Salon by Newrest. You can check out the review here. We walked around the terminal for some plane-spotting. There wasn’t a whole lot of variety on the domestic side.
JetSmart A320 at LIM
ATSA Dash Q402 at LIM
Boarding:
Boarding started right on time. LATAM didn’t offer a proper business class on short haul flights. Instead, it was marketed as premium economy. These were identical to intra-Europe business class seats, which were economy with a blocked middle seat. They did have extra legroom, though.
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Cabin
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Cabin
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Cabin
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Cabin
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Cabin
The cabin on the A319 was outdated. However, the seats were a lot better padded than the new generation of slimline seats. The legroom was also agreeable.
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Seat
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Seat
Upon settling in, the flight attendant distributed a bottle of water as a pre-departure drink.
LATAM Airlines Premium Economy Class Pre-departure Drink LIM-CUZ
Inflight:
We pushed back and were airborne on time. I was surprised to see that LATAM offered streaming entertainment on such an old plane. It wasn’t necessary on such a short flight, so I mostly just had the map on.
At the midpoint of our flight, the flight attendant handed out a bag of chips and a granola bar to each passenger. This what the full extent of the inflight service. I’m not sure if on longer flights LATAM would serve beverages other than water.
LATAM Airlines A319 Premium Economy Class Snacks
The flight to Cusco required us flying over the Andes. Cusco is over 11,000 feet (3,300m) above sea level, which made for a fun approach that reminded me of all the videos I saw online of landing in Paro.
Flying over the Andes
On Arrival:
We landed safely on the single runway at Cusco Airport and disembarked via a remote stand. This made for some great pictures of the aircraft and the city in the distance. Cusco Airport is smacked dead in the center of the city.
LATAM Airlines A319 at CUZ
LATAM Airlines A319 at CUZ
LATAM Airlines A319 at CUZ
From here, we met our driver from Palacio Nazarenas and were whisked away to our hotel for the next few days.
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)