LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile) and sister carrier TAM Linhas Aéreas (São Paulo Congonhas) have been banned effective February 15 from operating to Bolivia according to statements made by the Bolivian transportation ministry without giving reasons for the announcement. LAN Perú (Lima International) currently offers two daily triangle flights from Lima International to both La Paz El Alto and Santa Cruz Viru Viru with A319-100s. LAN Airlines operates from Santiago de Chile to La Paz four times weekly and to Santa Cruz three times weekly, both via Iquique using A320-200s. In addition, TAM Airlines (Asuncion) offers four weekly flights between Asuncion and Santa Cruz providing the only link between Paraguay and Bolivia. Despite the announcements, LAN and TAM flights to Bolivia currently still seem to be operating as normal.