Latam Airlines threatened by strike just before World Cup

[SANTIAGO, Chile] Maintenance workers for Latam Airlines have threatened to delay or cancel flights throughout South America in support of a strike by Peruvian colleagues in the days ahead of the World Cup.

Latam workers in countries where the airline operates were handing out flyers to passengers to warn them of disruptions, Dario Castillo, president of the union of maintenance workers for LAN Chile, told Reuters on Wednesday. "We are going to support our Peruvian colleagues with flight delays and cancellations and that applies to the whole Latam network," Mr Castillo said.

The World Cup kicks off next Thursday, with Brazil expecting one of the biggest influxes of tourists it has ever seen.