The first day of Air traffic controller strikeThe event, convened by the Association of Air Navigation Protection and Safety Technicians and Employees (ATEPSA), took place today between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. and caused delays and cancellations on domestic flights at all airports in the country. It affected around 24,000 passengers and marked the start of an action plan will last five days in Decemberwith staggered effects on flight operations.
The protest comes at a particularly sensitive time in the aviation sector as the protest coincides with the run-up to Christmas and New Year, a period of high demand due to holidays and family gatherings. From the union they warned that the The schedule was set in advance and reacts to a conflict that has been unresolved for months.
In parallel, the union explained that the violent measure was part of a lawsuit against the Argentine Air Navigation Company (EANA). focused on the lack of progress in joint venturesthe deterioration of working conditions and the reinstatement of workers dismissed without cause. In a released statement, he condemned the closed dialogue policy by management: “Since the current EANA authorities took office in 2024, they have… brutal intransigence and lack of dialoguenot only to resolve salary issues, but also in light of operational situations that we have denounced,” they noted.
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The reaction of business and organizations linked to the activity was critical. In official statements They described the measure as “illegitimate” And “inadmissibleRecalling that air transport is a legally guaranteed service, they warned that disruptions at times of high seasonal demand cause direct harm to hundreds of thousands of passengers and complicate planning for airlines’ commercial system at one of the most sensitive times of the year.
What days and times will be affected by the air traffic controller strike?
The air traffic controllers’ strike had a significant impact on the operations of the country’s major airlines, triggering a chain effect for thousands of passengers. According to Aerolíneas Argentinas, the company had to postpone the departure of 67 flights Around 7,500 travelers were affectedand bring forward the timetable for a further 25 services, affecting 3,100 passengers. Although there were no cancellations, Almost 11,000 people suffered complications due to the changes applied on a total of 94 flights.
At the same time, Flybondi recorded a high level of impact: six flights were canceled, another 69 were rescheduled and changes were made to departure and arrival airports Avoid the window of opportunity achieved through unemployment this Wednesday and Thursday 18th, when the measure will be repeated between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. They warned that these adjustments could lead to further delays in the rest of the program and expected this to only be the case in the first two days of the union protest Around 13,000 passengers were affected at the beginning of the summer season.
At the same time, JetSmart reported that the majority of There were flight plan adjustments or rescheduling of your flights and that passengers were properly informed of these changes and made clear that there were no scheduled departures from Ezeiza Airport during the period scheduled for the strike, so the changes were focused on other terminals.
In this sense, also the official sources of the President’s government Javier Milei They stated that the union took a position of “complete inflexibility” against the dialogue proposals presented so far. This situation prompted a new emergency alert from the Ministry of Labor aimed at bringing positions closer together and preventing the conflict from escalating further in the coming days and having a greater impact on international flights.
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With the aim of facilitating passenger planning, the expected impact plan has been disseminated:
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Thursday 18: Domestic flights affected between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.; At the Aeroparque the measure ends at 6:00 p.m.
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Tuesday 23rd: Cessation of national operations from 19 to 22; at Aeroparque, until 9 p.m.
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Saturday 27th: First impact on international flights, expected between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Monday 29th: General strike of starts, both national and international, between 8 and 11.
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