Airlines
Argentina Shuts Down Air Travel Until September
Airline and airport groups decry the Argentine government’s decision to close the country to air travel for another four months.

Airlines can’t start flying in or to Argentina until at least September 1, depending on the status of the coronavirus emergency at that time, civil aviation agency ANAC determined in a resolution published Saturday. A joint statement by the International Air Transport Association, Latin American airlines group ALTA, and regional airport council ACI-LAC condemned the measure as posing an “imminent and substantial risk” to the survival of airlines and airports, endangering thousands of jobs, and severing the “connectivity of Argentina to the world.” The resolution “jeopardizes the travel and tourism sector,” said the groups, which added that authorities did not consult with industry. The decision also runs counter to efforts the associations say are underway by ICAO and the World Health Organization to develop a recovery plan for international aviation.


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