News of flights

Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed

26-01-2025 09:29 Brazil's Foreign Ministry said it would demand an explanation from Washington over the "degrading treatment of passengers" on a flight deporting dozens of immigrants from United States.

aviation sector

JetSMART adds to Argentina fleet as Milei opens up the skies

01-11-2024 12:40 Low-cost carrier JetSMART is increasing its fleet of planes in Argentina as President Milei seeks to deregulate the aviation industry and dismantle Aerolíneas Argentinas' domestic dominance.

Labour tensions

Unions stage massive transport strike to pressure Milei

30-10-2024 22:00 More than a million passengers affected by massive union-led strike; Over 1,800 trains, 260 flights cancelled as most transport adheres, with only buses left running.

ARGENTINA-UK RELATIONS

Argentina and UK agree to resume flights from Córdoba to Malvinas

26-09-2024 16:38 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and her British counterpart David Lammy agree deal to resume flights and will begin organising a visit by the families of the war dead before the end of the year.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Documentary brings dictatorship 'death flights' trauma to big screen

20-09-2024 16:44 Director Nicolás Gil Lavedra premieres new film 'Traslados,' an investigative documentary on a very dark chapter of the nation’s not-too-distant history: the “death flights” carried out by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

PRESIDENTIAL U-TURN

Milei will no longer fly commercial for security reasons, says spokesperson

16-04-2024 17:22 Javier Milei reverses previous decision to travel by commercial airliner on foreign trips abroad; Decision follows recommendation by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who has asked that President’s protection be stepped up.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Price of plane tickets has soared in Argentina over last five years, report shows

28-02-2024 18:13 Cost of some domestic plane tickets in Argentina has jumped 17,500 percent in nominal terms over last five years, with international flights up more than 4,000 percent.

aviation sector

Low-cost airline Flybondi eyes Brazil expansion after SPAC deal

15-11-2023 13:11 Argentine low-cost airline Flybondi is considering an expansion into Brazil, a move that could eventually be financed through public markets.

WEATHER

Flooding and rainstorms force suspension of flights

17-08-2023 18:09 Thunderstorms and hail cause havoc across Buenos Aires Province and the City; More than 50 flights suspended amid torrential downpour; Flooding reported in La Plata and other districts.

Human rights

Aircraft used in 1977 death flight repatriated to Argentina

27-06-2023 11:07 Skyvan PA-51 cargo plane used in the 1977 flight in which three members of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo human rights group and two French nuns, among others, were killed is successfully repatriated and returned to Argentina.