"It's groundless": Aerolíneas Argentinas blamed the APLA leadership for the Tuesday 10 strike and alleged "political motives."

In light of the pilots' strike that will disrupt operations at Aeroparque and Ezeiza Airport on Tuesday the 10th, Aerolíneas Argentinas has targeted the Airline Pilots Association (APLA) and asserted that the upcoming strike has " political " motives. The flag carrier issued a harsh statement to the pilots' union authorities, which will result in the cancellation of 22 flights and the rescheduling of another 28.

"Due to the new strike promoted by Pablo Biró of the APLA pilots' union, Aerolíneas announces that it will cancel 22 flights and reschedule another 28 between 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 10th until 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday the 11th," the company announced, adding that the strike would affect more than 6,000 passengers and cause losses of over a million dollars to the company due to " direct and indirect damages ."

[1/5] NEW POLITICAL STRIKE BY PABLO BIRÓ'S UNION? Aerolíneas Argentinas cancels 22 flights and reschedules 28 others between June 10 and 11. This will affect the travel plans of more than 6,000 passengers.

— Aerolíneas Argentinas (@Aerolineas_AR) June 9, 2025

Aerolíneas maintained that the strike "lacks labor-related grounds and responds solely to the political interests of APLA's union leadership." " During the work meetings held with the union, 20 days after the signing of the last agreement, no additional demands were ever presented regarding an emergency that would justify a strike of this magnitude ," they stated.

The company recalled the last conflict it had with the pilots, which reportedly affected operations during Holy Week, but which they managed to defuse thanks to an agreement between both parties. It compared it to the measure that will begin on Tuesday the 10th, which it described as " extortionate ." "While Aerolíneas is doing everything possible to protect its passengers, Biró is using them as hostages," airline officials emphasized, adding: "This dynamic must stop."

Aerolíneas criticized the union's leadership for " its lack of willingness to support the new management of the company, which achieved a surplus for the first time since its nationalization" and compared it to the previous stance "which supported administrations that recorded annual losses of over $400 million." In closing the statement, Aerolíneas expressed its "commitment to offering quality services and operational safety" to its passengers and lamented the inconvenience the measure will cause at Ezeiza and Aeroparque .