How it impacts flights and what airlines say

Tomorrow, Wednesday October 30there will be a national transportation strike that will impact various services such as trains, planes, trucks and ships.

Several airlines with local and international operations began to communicate with their passengers to warn about changes, rescheduling and/or cancellations.

Added to this measure is that yesterday (Monday the 28th), staff from the Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP) took a force measure of 10 to 14 that affected passengers who arrived on international flights since they generated long waiting lines in Customs scanners. The strike will be repeated this Tuesday the 29th.

The basic instruction before the announcement of a measure of force that may affect a flight is Contact the airline and/or travel agency where the ticket was purchased.

The low cost JetSmart issued a statement announcing its decision to transfer flights that were originally scheduled from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to depart from the Ezeiza International Airport.

“This measure aims to guarantee the continuity of operations and ensure the right of passengers to move freely within the country and to international destinations,” it says.

The airline decided hire ramp services at the Ezeiza airport “to minimize the inconvenience to its passengers and ensure the greatest possible number of flights scheduled for that day.”

It is clarified that although this change will allow them to maintain most of the flights, “some could be affected due to the lack of suppliers in certain inland cities such as Tucumán, Neuquén and San Martín de los Andes, where operations will continue from Aeroparque under the usual scheme.”

JetSmart’s recommendations to its passengers are:

• check the status of your itinerary through the airline’s official channels

• Email notifications will be sent to affected travelers, who can find the most up-to-date information at www.JetSMART.com.

At Aerolíneas Argentinas already on Monday morning They had relocated more than half of the 27,000 passengers that they had tickets for the 30th.

In their official statement they point out that The strike will imply “changes in schedules, rescheduling and cancellations of flights”.

From Aerolíneas Argentinas they recommend:

• Be attentive to the email box informed in the reservation for possible notifications about changes in the flight itinerary during or near the start and end times of the union measure.

• If you have purchased the ticket through a travel agency, any modification will be informed by the agency.

• enabled ticket changes without penalty or charge for fare difference – always in the same cabin – within a period of up to 15 days after the union measure

The low cost decided move its operation from October 30 to the Ezeiza International Airport. “There the airline has self-provision of handling service (ground assistance to planes and passengers) so its programming will concentrate on that airport.”

From the airline company they clarify that they had to “adjust its operation due to the interruption of Intercargo service both in Aeroparque and in some airports in the south of the country, which implied changes of airports, rescheduling and the cancellation of 8 flights”

• Passengers whose flight was canceled or modified more than 4 hours later than their original schedule will be able to self-manage their date change at no additional cost from MY BOOKING.

Announced cancellations and modifications to its flights that connect Ezeiza, Córdoba and Rosario with Panama.

The airline is sending notifications to inform its passengers about the cancellations and offer flight changes. In addition, “extra flights are created on the affected routes to protect passengers.”

What to keep in mind regarding Cup changes:

• They apply to tickets issued until: October 24, 2024, with original flight dates of October 29 to 30.

• Hay time to change it until today, October 29.

• The new passage must begin before November 14, 2024 (or on the same day).

• Affected passengers should contact the Copa Airlines Call Center or the travel agency (if the ticket was issued through an agency).

The German airline cancels flights on October 30: the LH510 that would arrive from Frankfurt at 7:55 in the morning on 10/30 and the LH511 that connects Buenos Aires with Frankfurt.

Change of date is allowed without charge.

“They could record delays and/or cancellations on flights to and from Argentina for October 30 due to a strike announced for the entire country by the union that brings together Intercargo workersa company that provides ramp services in all Argentine airports,” begins the company’s statement.

For passengers affected by “potential cancellations and/or rescheduling” It is allowed to change the date and/or flight at no cost for a new alternative up to 15 days after the original date.