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Latam will still operate to Europe via Brazil according to the press release from the company
Flights to Miami and New York will be available via Santiago and Lima
Latam Argentina has been struggling for a couple of years , so today's announcement was no huge surprise
By the way , Australia have announced no international flights until 15th September .
Nz may be an exception but no decision yet.
Latam doesn't have a parent company but is 20% owned by Delta, so I wouldn't have used the term basket case necessarily.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on May 26, 2020 due to economic problems attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation.
Both used to be decent airlnes until they merged however they were heavily subsidised by their respective governments. I've flown with TAM quite a few times and enjoyed every flight even though it meant having to transfer in Sao Paulo.
Things started to go rapidly downhill after they got together. Subsidies were no longer available and union power meant they were heavily overmanned. Losses mounted and the rest is history.
Sure I read you can get a full refund.
hairyscotsman . Some good news
AEP will be closed in September , so your flight to Rio Gallegos will leave from Ezeiza
I have spoken to Aerolineas Argentina re AEP being closed and they have said that they can not confirm this..Can i ask where you got your info from John,,Thanks
Also with Bs going back to phase 1 of lockdown this i assume does not sit well with international flights re starting or you could look at as if they have a covid problem already so more flights with right precautions should not make to much difference health wise.......however i am realising that argentina is not normal and logical in so many of its decisions that its a lottery what will happen.
AEP will definitely be closed
There has been a bit in the press about it - let me search for a link.
But I talked to the Airport CEO this morning and he confirmed that it will be December at the earliest before it reopens.
Thank You for that John..No idea why there customer service staff refuse to confirm this information.
Thank You for that John..No idea why there customer service staff refuse to confirm this information.
I suspect that it might be that the final renovation project has still to be given the final green light.
The tender only got underway a few days ago.
I spoke to another guy who has a couple of shops at the airport and he confirms that nothing is likely to happen there before December.
This is of course Argentina , so you never know.
Is there any activity at all at Ezeiza? I often wonder id it looks deserted.
There are about 7-8 flights a day, so expect there is some activity. Mail couriers are also working (at least FedEx and DHL), so it makes sense.
Out of the 7/8 flights , 5 or six are cargo flights
The only passenger flights are repatriation flights
Domestic flights due to start on 15th July are now likely to be postponed until August.
Domestic flights were going to happen until the recent increase in cases in Bs As. - Once the number of new cases begins to fall , i think they will be reinstated.
