The union that brings them together Air traffic controllers announced enforcement measures starting December 17 that could affect many flights during the holiday season. The decision was communicated by ATEPSA a few days ago, but has now been clarified the dates and times how air traffic will be affected.
The Association of Technicians and Employees of Air Navigation Protection and Safety (ATEPSA) reported that it will push for a suspension of activities in the coming weeks, in which the take-offs of all aircraft at the country’s various airports will be affected, and called for a salary increase.
They assured that “from December 17, domestic flights will be gradually affected until international flights will also be affected.”
As reported, the compulsory measure on Wednesday, December 17, affects all departures with national destinations between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., with the exception of Jorge Newbery Airport, where it only affects the first two hours of the established time slot.
The next day, Thursday 18th, the measure will also suspend all takeoffs to national destinations between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., except at Aeroparque, where the measure will end one hour earlier.
companions and companions,
Due to EANA’s lack of response, legitimate union actions continued from December 17, affecting domestic and international flights at all airports in the country.For months we have been denouncing the lack of dialogue… pic.twitter.com/NE23pUgU6S
— ATEPSA (@ATEPSA_Nacional) December 13, 2025
No strikes are planned this weekend and union activities will resume on Tuesday, December 23rd, with flights to a domestic destination not departing between 7pm and 10pm. Here too, an exception applies at Buenos Aires Airport, where the measure is only observed in the first two hours.
On Saturday, December 27th, the first strike will occur between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., affecting flights to international destinations.
And on Monday the 29th, the last day of planned violent action, there will be a strike from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. that will affect all launches.
The conflict between ATEPSA and EANA stems from joint agreements signed more than two months ago. According to the union, the agreement is not being honored.
In August, the Labor Department ordered mandatory arbitration in response to a strike that affected commercial flights, but lack of progress toward a settlement led to the lawsuit being reactivated in November.
“We urge EANA to give workers answers and warn that if we do not achieve dialogue, we will be forced to strengthen the legitimate actions of the unions,” the union said at the time.
EANA claims that the joint agreement is valid until December and there are no salary arrears.
“For months we have been denouncing the lack of dialogue, non-compliance with the CCT, the refusal to reinstate dismissed workers and an increasingly critical salary situation,” ATEPSA said on Sunday.
On the part of the union, they denounced that since “taking over the current EANA authorities in 2024, they have shown brutal intransigence and lack of dialogue, not only to resolve the salary issues of their workers, but also in view of the serious operational situation that we have denounced, both questions remain unanswered.”
In this sense, they listed some key points of complaint, such as “the refusal to reinstate dismissed workers with recognized job stability, as well as the refusal to review the complexity of airports, flight routes, refreshment updates and the constant non-compliance with the CCT.”
“These situations were raised more than three months ago without obtaining answers that would allow for a resolution of the conflict,” they claimed.
And they denounced that “given the constant growth of flight operations, the salary situation is worrying” and “air traffic control employees have to work two or three jobs to make ends meet.”
And they considered that “the actions taken in November demonstrated EANA’s absolute disinterest in resolving the conflict, since even in the face of days of fighting with real impact on the service, the company has not convened a single meeting to try to resolve the conflict.”
“In the face of this complete lack of answers, we must continue the battle plan with the sole aim of defending and restoring our working and salary conditions, which are now under serious threat,” they concluded.
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