Overview
- Flybondi operated with a single aircraft on Monday, June 1, running four flights and canceling 12 services, and had two planes active the next day as the carrier struggled to meet its schedule.
- About 11 to 12 of the 13 registered aircraft are grounded largely for unpaid leasing and maintenance, including two jets stuck in Mexico that sources say have not returned over roughly US$5.5 million in bills.
- Data from consultancy Adventus show the airline canceled more than 2,500 flights between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026, affecting more than 350,000 passengers and pushing punctuality to under 27% in May.
- The crisis has produced cash strains inside the company, with reported payroll delays, a voluntary separation program, recent executive departures and uncertainty over whether new investors will put up the roughly US$25 million consultants say is needed to stabilize operations.
- Argentina’s aviation regulator ANAC has opened infractions over repeated short-notice cancellations, regional routes such as Salta are left with few or no Flybondi flights, and competing carriers are absorbing displaced passengers while claims for refunds and rebookings rise.