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Argentine Air Traffic Controllers Lift Saturday Strike After 15% Pay Deal

The agreement followed a Work Secretariat meeting convened after three strike days that disrupted tens of thousands of travelers nationwide.

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26-08-2025 Buenos Aires - Paro de controladores aeronaúticos en Aeroparque. Foto: Luciano Thieberger.  FTP CLARIN LTH_3613.jpg Z Invitado
26-08-2025 Buenos Aires - Paro de controladores aeronaúticos en Aeroparque. Foto: Luciano Thieberger.  FTP CLARIN LTH_3610.jpg Z Invitado
Atepsa levantó el paro de controladores aéreos del jueves y la medida de fuerza continuará el sábado

Overview

  • ATEPSA called off the Thursday stoppage after being summoned to a Secretaría de Trabajo hearing and later lifted Saturday’s action following a reported 15% agreement with EANA, according to La Nación.
  • Aerolíneas Argentinas said Tuesday’s action disrupted 178 of 295 planned flights, with 82 cancellations and 96 schedule changes affecting more than 15,000 passengers.
  • Cumulative disruption across the first three strike days impacted more than 44,000 travelers, with later estimates rising to about 60,000 nationwide.
  • The Transport Secretariat insisted air navigation is an essential public service and demanded a 45% minimum operation level, warning of possible sanctions for noncompliance.
  • Union notices stated emergency, sanitary, humanitarian, state and search‑and‑rescue flights were exempted from the stoppages during the action windows.