A 1999 agreement says says passengers can get up to $160,000 to cover expenses for incidents like that on Latam Airlines in March.

while air authorities towed the Latam aircraft to safety. “That aircraft weighs more than 100 tons. Therefore, special equipment is needed to be removed and all that took us time to get it up.

LATAM said the company has deferred 12 Airbus 320neo and two A350 aircraft, and has also opted to redeliver five additional A320s, three A319s and one Boeing 777-200 freighter in 2017. In July ...