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Argentina Air-Traffic Controllers Press On With Staggered Strike, More Disruptions Set for Tuesday

The controllers’ union seeks a 45% pay rise after failed talks, with new stoppages scheduled for Tuesday.

La medida de fuerza tendrá lugar en los aeropuertos de todo el país.
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Pasajeros miran el estado de sus vuelos este domingo en Aeroparque. Foto: Santiago García Díaz
Aviones detenidos en Aeroparque por el paro de controladores

Overview

  • Sunday’s second stoppage halted departures in two windows and disrupted more than 16,000 travelers across airlines, according to carrier tallies.
  • Aerolíneas Argentinas canceled 42–46 domestic flights and reprogrammed about 122, affecting roughly 4,400 passengers in a 320-flight schedule.
  • The campaign resumes Tuesday from 7–10 and 14–17, then again Thursday and Saturday, with departures and flight-plan processing paused during strike hours as landings continue for safety.
  • Aerolíneas filed complaints to EANA and ANAC alleging nine authorized flights were blocked outside strike windows on day one, a claim ATEPSA rejects.
  • The dispute pits ATEPSA’s push for about a 45% raise after roughly 10–11 months of frozen wages against a government/EANA offer near 15% after 17 hearings, and media estimate total disruptions could surpass 100,000 if the plan runs its course.