Austral Lneas Areas is the sister company of Lneas Areas Privadas Argentinas and is most commonly known by its shortened name Austral.
 LAPA was the first carrier to break a monopolistic market controlled by Aerolneas Argentinas and its sister company Austral Lneas Areas, offering competitive prices. 
Cielos del Sur S.A., operating as Austral Lneas Areas, more commonly known by its shortened name Austral, is a domestic airline of Argentina, the sister company of Aerolneas Argentinas. 
