Argentine Airlines is undergoing a major financial restructuring following a strike by the aviation unions that ended up affecting hundreds of passengers and causing multi-million dollar losses to the company.
Argentine Airlines issued a statement a few hours ago making it clear that it will act against the pilots and crew unions for claims that were originally intended to be “informative meetings,” but which resulted in more serious measures.
The company national announced that it will initiate legal action against APLA and AAA for having cost the airline an amount greater than 2 million dollars as a result of the protest measures carried out, affecting passengers and indirect staff.
“The company will file a lawsuit against the unions involved for the damages caused”
On the other hand, the company The flag bearer indicated that he will denounce the representatives of the unions, Pablo Biró and Juan Pablo Brey, because he considers that they have a greater responsibility by being part of the company’s board of directors, aggravating his legal situation.
Along these lines, Airlines He said that discounts were given to more than 400 people involved, including pilots, co-pilots and on-board personnel, with amounts ranging from 150,000 for flight attendants to 50,000 for crew members.
Let us remember that the forceful measures taken by aeronautical personnel have caused flight rescheduling and multi-million dollar losses in the past, causing havoc among passengers who required immediate and necessary flights.
The impact
Argentine Airlines The airline has announced the details of its criminal charges against those who contributed to disrupting the normal operation of the company. The affected passengers expressed their indignation, as many of them paid high amounts for tickets that had to be rescheduled.
Frequent users say they are used to forceful measures without warning, however, those who have no experience with this type of measures have expressed their anger and annoyance at the setbacks caused.