LATAM Airlines plane sends mayday signal in Argentinian airspace

TASS · Aug 10, 2026 · 82 words

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What to know about LATAM Airlines plane sends mayday signal in Argentinian airspace

A LATAM Airlines Airbus A320 passenger plane issued a distress signal shortly after departing Buenos Aires for Santiago. The aircraft subsequently decided to return to Buenos Aires and was reported as descending over the capital.

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What happened

An Airbus A320 passenger plane of LATAM Airlines has sent a distress signal somewhere around the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, the Flightradar portal said.

Why it matters

The plane took off from Buenos Aires and headed to Santiago but shortly after takeoff sent the ‘Squawk 7700’ signal, which indicates an emergency situation on board.

Common ground

A decision was made to return to Buenos Aires and, as of 11:35 p.m.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “shortly after takeoff sent the ‘Squawk 7700’ signal, which indicates an emergency situation on board.”

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While the TASS report (from claim 0) implies this emergency, the specific evidence provided for claim 2 only shows other airlines (Air France, Lufthansa) using Squawk 7700. There is no independent corroboration for the LATAM flight specifically using this code in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 was a flight from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport on 14 May 2018, which was forced to make an emergency landing at Chengdu Shuangliu Inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines_Flight_8633

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A transponder (short for transmitter-responder and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR, XPNDR, TPDR or TP) is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aeronautics)

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Claim 2: “as of 11:35 p.m. Moscow time, the plane is descending somewhere over the Argentinian capital.”

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This specific timestamp and location detail are only provided in the TASS report. No other independent sources corroborate the exact time (23:35 Moscow time) or the aircraft's position at that moment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — María de Buenos Aires is a tango opera (tango operita) with music by Astor Piazzolla and libretto by Horacio Ferrer that premiered at the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires on 8 May 1968. The first part of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/María_de_Buenos_Aires

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alph…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (BCBA; Spanish: Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires) is the organization responsible for the operation of Argentina's primary stock exchange located at Buenos Aires centr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Stock_Exchange

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Claim 3: “An Airbus A320 passenger plane of LATAM Airlines has sent a distress signal somewhere around the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, the Flightradar portal said.”

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The claim is reported by TASS citing Flightradar. While the TASS report explicitly mentions the distress signal and the aircraft type, no other independent news sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas, is the Brazilian brand of Chilean LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Airlines_Brasil

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LATAM Airlines Chile, formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines, is a Chilean multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Airlines_Chile

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LATAM Airlines Ecuador (formerly LAN Ecuador) is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines Group of Chile, based in Quito, Ecuador. It is owned by Transll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Airlines_Ecuador

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Claim 4: “A decision was made to return to Buenos Aires”

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The TASS report mentions the descent over Buenos Aires, and another web result mentions a LATAM flight (LA454) diverting back to Ezeiza (Buenos Aires). However, the specific evidence provided for claim 3 refers to an American Airlines flight, not the LATAM flight in question.

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web search NEUTRAL — The airline emphasized that the decision to return to Buenos Aires was made in the interest of ensuring passenger safety, which remains a priority for all flights in its fleet.
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/american-air…

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Claim 5: “The plane took off from Buenos Aires and headed to Santiago”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm the route from Buenos Aires to Santiago for LATAM Airlines, including a specific report about flight LA454 diverting back to Buenos Aires and general flight route information from Planet Patrick.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aero 2000 S.A., d/b/a LATAM Airlines Argentina, formerly LAN Argentina, was an airline based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a member of the LATAM Airlines Group. It was the second-largest airline in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Airlines_Argentina

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