Overview

• ATEPSA began national actions today that halt departures and flight‑plan processing in set windows, starting 13:00–16:00 and 19:00–22:00, with additional dates on Aug. 24, 26, 28 and 30.
• The measures target takeoffs only and exclude flights in declared emergencies, including sanitary, humanitarian, state and search‑and‑rescue operations; arrivals continue to be received.
• Aerolíneas Argentinas reported more than 8,000 passengers affected today with 28 cancellations and 43 reprogrammings in the first window, while LATAM, Flybondi and JetSmart warned of delays and offered rebooking options.
• EANA and the government rejected the strike as detrimental to an essential service, citing ANAC regulations and a prior judicial ruling that denied ATEPSA’s injunction against those rules.
• Airlines and sector sources warned that even three‑hour stoppages can trigger cascading delays, crew‑timeouts and broader network disruption, as talks continue and the pilots’ union signals it may call a separate national strike.