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Lan to Seek Global Expansion After Tam Acquisition

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Chile’s Lan Airlines SA rose to a record after saying it plans to add international commercial routes and expand its freight business to build on its $3.7 billion purchase of Brazil’s Tam SA.

“We will expand into new markets,” Lan’s Chief Financial Officer Alejandro de la Fuente said in a telephone interview after the deal was announced Aug. 13. “There are a lot of opportunities.”