Santiago Airport

This airport is a shame to South America.
Firstly, there are no comfy places to sit. Good luck if you have to do long connections because you will have to sit on zero cushioning chairs (if not on the cold floor) which are all linked to a restaurant.

Also, do they even turn the aircon on at all!

But the worst part is that there’s NO DRINKING BOTTLE REFILL STATIONS. You will have to spend a ridiculous amount of money in bottled water and produce a lot of plastic waste when the whole world is trying to do the opposite. Also, isn’t drinking water a human right? Why is Chilean airport not providing it to people that will stay there for hours waiting for connections.

In addition, as it is an international airport I would expect at least basic English levels from the information desk staff. Not in this airport, so I hope your Spanish is great, cause no other language is spoken there.

Also, it is dirty, no healthy food options available. Everything screams “you are not welcome “. I’ll avoid Latam’s flights as much as I can as they stop at this airport and I don’t want to step into this place ever again.

They were lined up on the boarding bridge for the plane doing a "security search" and taking all liquids. even things bought at duty free like wine that we are ALLOWED TO HAVE. They claimed it was due to us regulations but thatcis not true. They confiscate these items probably to resell,com not sure. But you have no choice but to comply or not get on the plane. Don't waste your time in duty free, they will take it from you.

I am extremely dissatisfied with my experience at the Santiago de Chile International Airport. As an international traveler, I expect at least a basic level of English proficiency from the staff, especially in key areas such as information desks and baggage handling. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Additionally, all announcements were made exclusively in Spanish, which was very frustrating for me as a non-Spanish speaker. For an airport that brands itself as international, I find this language barrier inappropriate and outdated. It significantly hindered my travel experience.