Guillermo Francos opened a new possibility for Aerolíneas Argentinas that involves its workers

The Libertarian administration has been trying to proceed with the privatization of the flag airline since its mandate began, but has so far been unsuccessful. With the basic law, the opposition managed to gather the will to include it in the list of companies excluded from this process.

Despite that, with the conflict with the aeronautical unions already unleashed, Starting from the decree, the Government will try to get Congress to approve its sale. If this is not the case before the end of the year, it emerged that it would be transferred into the hands of the workers.

Guillermo Francos’ warning

In radio statements, Francos assured: “We are going to strongly promote the air activity of private companies that come to Argentina to work as they work in the commercial aviation world.” Along these lines, he warned that, “If Aerolíneas Argentinas does not adapt to that, it will disappear, because the State will not give it more money to maintain it.”

Furthermore, like other pro-government voices, the Chief of Staff said that if “The company’s workers want to take over Airlines, let them take charge” and “take the company.” And he added: “The State is not going to pay the airlines’ deficit.”

Javier Milei’s decree to privatize Aerolíneas Argentinas

President Javier Milei will sign a decree to “declare Aerolíneas Argentinas subject to privatization”, with the aim of the state company passing into private hands. As confirmed Scopethe Government is protected by article 9 of Law No. 23,696 on the Reform of the Menemist State.

The measure will be published in the Official Gazette next week and It will then be communicated to the National Congress, which must assign parliamentary processing preferably to the sanction of the law..

After being left out of the list of companies to be privatized in the Bases Law, the ruling party thus revives the idea of ​​selling Aerolíneas Argentinas, within the framework of the conflict with the aeronautical unions and the strikes that have occurred in recent weeks.

Former president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, denies that it becomes competitive due to being privatized

The former president of Argentine Airlines, Pablo Ceriani stated that privatizing the company will not become more competitive: ”That’s not true.”

”The biggest impact is everything that has to do with layoffs. There have already been 1,500 voluntary retirements due to a lack of salary updates. There has already been a significant reduction. Between Macri and Milei they have already freed up part of the market. By privatizing there will be no more competition, that is not true,” he told Splendid 990.

”There are routes that are profitable and others that are not. Aerolíneas Argentinas flies on both. With privatization, what the Government is saying is ‘we are going to stop supporting the routes that cause losses’.he added.

Finally, he referred to the pilots, of whom he assured that their salaries “are low because of the delays there are.” And he concluded: ”There is a transfer of State assets that I do not believe can be done without the intervention of Congress.”