Tag: Aerolineas Argentinas

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 03:07 UTC

  Labour strike grounds all Aerolíneas Argentinas flights for November 26

  

  Aerolíneas Argentinas has cancelled all flights scheduled for this coming Monday, Nov. 26, due to a workers' strike, it was announced Friday.A total 371 flights are to be grounded, affecting the travel plans of over 40,000 passengers, which will cost the state-run company around 20 million US dollars in losses.

• Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 12:15 UTC

  No privatization ahead but long term being evaluated, admits Aerolíneas Argentinas boss

  

  Aerolineas Argentinas President Luis Malvido ruled out Wednesday any plans to privatize the national flag carrier and added they had “no intention to close down routes.” However, the company's long term is under evaluation.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 19:25 UTC

  Buenos Aires airport saboteur arrested

  

  A 58-year-old private pilot who on Monday posed as a control tower operator at Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery airport was arrested Tuesday and held incommunicado.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 15:24 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas produces flight 1303 black box before judge

  

  The black box of Aerolineas Argentinas' flight 1303 from Miami where 15 passengers ended up injured Thursday due to an abrupt descent as the Airbus 330-200 aircraft wound up amid severe turbulence was handed over Monday to the judge investigating the incident.

• Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 19:13 UTC

  Crash course for first-time passengers to overcome aviophobia helps AR increase sales

  

  The “Animate a volar” programme, offered at no cost by Aerolineas Argentinas to people who suffer from aviophobia (flight fear) is one of the keys to the company's increase in ticket sales in the first three quarters of 2018, it was announced.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 06:24 UTC

  Argentina deregulates and eliminates minimum prices for domestic airfares

  

  In an unexpected move, Argentina’s Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich announced that national administration will no longer set minimum prices for domestic airfares, starting on August 15.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 02:48 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas suspends flights to Venezuela because of security concerns

  

  Aerolineas Argentinas has become the latest carrier to suspend flights to Caracas. The company said it had concerns over security in Venezuela because of increasing criminal violence and political uncertainty. It joins dozens of airlines who have taken similar action.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 03:14 UTC

  Aerolineas carries 30% more passengers in first semester compared to 2015

  

  Aerolineas Argentinas' CEO Mario Dell'Acqua Tuesday announced the national flag carrier had transported just over 6.2 million passengers, 30 percent more than the 4.5 million transported in the same period of 2015, the company's best year in that regard. In 2016 the figure was of around 5.5 million.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 07:56 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas opens “Atlantic Corridor” linking Buenos Aires, Comodoro and Ushuaia

  

  Aerolineas Argentinas inaugurated on Monday the “Atlantic Corridor” which will have daily flights between Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Bahía Blanca, Trelew, Comodoro Rivadavia and Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego.

• Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 12:58 UTC

  Patagonia/Falklands links under consideration by Aerolineas, reveals Chubut governor

  

  The Argentine government is considering the possibility of having Aerolineas Argentinas fly round trips to the Falklands from Trelew or from Comodoro Rivadavia, or alternatively Trelew/Rio Gallegos/Falklands, according to Patagonian Chubut province governor Mario Das Neves.