Will flights be canceled in Argentina’s airport strike on November 6? Some could be. Workers at Argentina's civil aviation authority, known as ANAC, plan a 24-hour strike on Friday, Nov. 6, at 27 airports across the country, including Buenos Aires' two main airports, Ezeiza and Aeroparque. Their union, ATE, says only medical, humanitarian, organ-transport and official flights are guaranteed, and that regular passenger flights could face delays, schedule changes or cancellations.
No airline had announced cancellations as of Monday night, and the union hasn't said what time the strike starts or ends.
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Monday, Nov. 2, 20:15 ET: ATE announced the strike on Monday. We'll update this page as airlines respond and as start times are confirmed.
What's Happening
ANAC is the government agency that oversees civil aviation in Argentina, and its staff work at airports across the country. ATE, the union representing them, says the system is underfunded, with equipment failures and shortages of firefighters and safety gear at some airports, and that workers are earning roughly half the industry's average pay. "Without budget there are no safe flights," union leader Rodolfo Aguiar said, according to local media.
At Ezeiza and Aeroparque, the union says the action will take the form of a work-to-rule protest, with workers carrying out exhaustive inspections of planes, ramp equipment, runways and taxiways. That kind of protest doesn't shut an airport down, but it can slow everything to a crawl, which is where delays and missed connections come from. Ezeiza is also already dealing with runway works that have paused some airlines' flights until Nov. 11.
The timing is tight. Pope Leo XIV is due to arrive in Argentina on Sunday, Nov. 8, according to local media, so the strike lands just before one of the country's busiest travel weekends of the year.
If You're Flying This Week
If you're flying to, from or within Argentina on Friday, check your airline's app on Thursday night and again Friday morning, since that's where changes usually show up first. Give yourself extra time at the airport, especially at Ezeiza, where inspections could slow things down. If you have a connection the same day, it's worth asking your airline about moving to an earlier flight or a different day before Friday, while there's still space.
Strikes like this one are often called off or scaled back at the last minute, so there's no need to cancel your trip yet. If your flight is canceled, your airline should rebook you or refund you. US airlines generally offer the same choice when they cancel a flight.
