The strike began at 05:00 local time and will last until 14:00 and is taking place at Ministro Pistarini International Airport, in Ezeiza, and at Jorge Newbery Airport, in this capital city.

According to local media, more than 15 thousand passengers had to reschedule their trips.

In statements published on their official websites, both organizations stated that the protest is taking place after the failure of talks with Aerolíneas Argentinas and Intercargo management to obtain fair salaries and face the considerable loss of purchasing power of the employees.

“After months of intense negotiations and putting all our efforts to avoid this conflict, we have no choice but to carry out these actions until we receive an adequate offer in line with inflation”, they stated.

We were patient, respectful of the deadlines, and we complied with the mandatory conciliation despite not being called by the Secretary of Labor to negotiate during that period. Further delays and proposals that are not only insufficient but provocative are unacceptable, they added.

The protest is a continuation of a plan of struggle carried out for weeks and involves the cancellation or postponement of several flights.

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