The pilots’ strike began at 5 a.m. and ended at 2 p.m. It affected Aerolíneas Argentinas flights.
The strike will continue until 2 p.m.
The Association of Airline Pilots (APLA) carried out a work stoppage this Friday that began at 5 a.m. and lasted until 2 p.m. which affected Aerolíneas Argentinas flights, both at Aeroparque Metropolitano and at Ezeiza Airport. Flight delays and rescheduling continue to cause complications.
The announcement of the force measure, which directly complicated 150 flights and more than 15,000 passengers, It was made on Thursday through the social network X, pointing out that “Given the obvious lack of will on the part of Aerolíneas Argentinas to move forward with a salary adjustment that is in line with inflationary indicators, we are going to deepen the union action measures.”
“We have been patient, we have held talks, but the company’s only response to the conflict is sending the pilots a pamphlet that attempts to break the collective unity of its workers. These are critical moments that require serenity, carrying out a strategy based on the power and strength that comes from group unity,” they added in the statement.
Pilots strike 2.jpg
NA
They concluded: “The salary level to which they have brought us is shameful. Let us not fall into their game. We have experience in this type of conflict, and together we will go through it once again. The strike will take place on Friday, September 6, from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., on flights leaving from AEP and EZE.”
Due to the strike, Aerolíneas Argentinas has enabled the exchange of tickets free of charge
In response to the wild unemployment of pilots and aeronautical personnel, Argentine Airlines lifted the penalties for the ticket exchangeso users will be able to reschedule at no cost to them. flights that are within the time slot of the strike.
pilots strike.jpeg
@RichardLakd / X
The state company reacted to the measure of force and announced in a statement a change in its exchange policy. “In light of the untimely union measures announced for tomorrow between 5 and 14 hours in the Aeroparque and Ezeiza terminals, Aerolíneas Argentinas informs its passengers that lifted penalties for changing tickets“the company said.
In this regard, he recommended that people with flights in that time slot “modify their itineraries to avoid peak periods and delays”. And they clarified: “This modification there will be no cost and can be done by selecting flights within a 15-day window, always to the same original destination.”
Pilots strike 3.webp
NA
Source: Ambito
