LATAM’s Santiago (Chile) – Melbourne (Australia) route was opened. 

Australia: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Australia in 2023

Public holidays and festivals in Australia in 2023. Non-working days:

• January 1, Sunday: New Year’s Day;
• January 26, Thursday: Australia Day;
• March 13, Monday: Canberra Day;
• April 7, Friday: Good Friday;
• April 8, Saturday: Easter Saturday;
• April 9, Sunday: Easter Sunday;
• April 10, Monday: Easter Monday;
• Tuesday, 25 April: ANZAC Day;
• Monday, 29 May: Reconciliation Day;
• Monday, 12 June: King’s Birthday;
• Monday, 2 October: Labor Day;
• Monday, 25 December: Christmas Day;
• December 26: Boxing Day.

Bridge holidays in Australia in 2023:

• New Year falls on Sunday. As a result, Monday, January 2, is a public holiday.

Country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Chile in 2023

Public holidays and festivals in Chile in 2023. Non-working days:

• January 2, Monday: New Year (Año Nuevo);
• April 7, Friday: Good Friday (Viernes Santo);
• April 8, Saturday: Holy Saturday (Sábado Santo);
• May 1, Monday: Labour Day (Día del Trabajo);
• May 21, Sunday: Navy Day (Día de las Glorias Navales);
• June 7, Wednesday: Battle of Arica, only in Arica and Parinacota Region (Asalto y Toma del Morro de Arica)
• June 26, Monday: Saint Peter and Saint Paul (San Pedro y San Pablo);
• July 16, Sunday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Virgen del Carmen);
• August 10, Thursday: Saint Lawrence, only in Tarapacá Region (San Lawrence);
• August 10, Thursday: National Miner’s Day, only in Atacama Region (Día del Minero Nacional);
• August 15, Tuesday: Assumption of Mary (Asunción de la Virgen);
• September 18, Monday: National Day (Fiestas Patrias);
• September 19, Tuesday: Army Day (Día de las Glorias del Ejército);
• September 20, Wednesday: Fiesta de La Pampilla, only in Coquimbo Region (Fiesta de la Pampilla);
• September 21, Thursday: National Possession of the Strait of Magellan, only in Magallanes Region (Toma de posesión del estrecho de Magallanes);
• October 2, Monday: Los Ríos Region Anniversary, only in Los Ríos Region (Aniversario de la Región de Los Ríos);
• October 9, Monday: Columbus Day (Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos);
• October 27, Friday: Reformation Day (Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes);
• November 1, Wednesday: All Saints (Día de Todos los Santos);
• November 19, Sunday: Presidential, parliamentary and regional elections (Elecciones presidencial, congresistas y regionales);
• December 8, Friday: Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción);
• December 25, Monday: Christmas (Navidad).