Aviation union strike paralyzes hundreds of flights in Argentina

Hundreds of flights were canceled or rescheduled this Wednesday in Argentina due to a 24-hour strike by aviation unions demanding better pay, AFP confirmed.

The Aeronautical Personnel Association (APA), the Airline pilots (APLA) and the Union of Higher and Professional Personnel of Aerocommercial Companies (UPSA) they went to the strike after considering the 12% salary adjustment offer presented by companies in the sector insufficient, after January inflation closed at 20.6% and with year-on-year inflation exceeding 254%.

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In case of Argentine airlinesthe main local company, the strike forced the rescheduling of 330 flightswhich affects “around 24 thousand passengers, of which 18 thousand are on cabotage, 3 thousand on regional destinations and another 3 thousand on flights international,” he said in a statement.

The airport Jorge Newberry From the capital Argentina remains without operations.

“We had a flight today to Santiago (Chile) with Aerolíneas Argentinawe got here and nothing”Leonardo Torres, a Chilean tourist who was looking for information at the capital’s air station, told AFP. Argentina. “Last night they told us at eleven thirty at night by email, but we are out and don’t know what to do now,” he added.

O guilds They explained that the strike Companies were notified with enough time to reschedule flightswhat most companies did.

““We were told there was a strike and no flights were leaving.”said Angela Aliaga, a Bolivian tourist who was supposed to leave this Wednesday. “We were given a code to communicate with Aerolíneas Argentinas, we tried to communicate but we were unable to access this code, so we don’t know when we fly,” he said.

At Ezeiza international airport, on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, there is minimal activity limited to American Airlines and the FlyBondi domestic line, as they have their own staff for ground operations.

Source: Elcomercio

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