zzzz Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Angry travelers riot at Argentine airport Computers tossed, guards assaulted after airline suspends flights The Associated Press updated 1:05 a.m. ET, Sun., Jan. 13, 2008 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Stranded travelers attacked ticketing counters at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport on Saturday, tossing computers in the air and shoving security guards after Aerolineas Argentinas suspended most of its flights there. Local television broadcasts showed passengers overrunning ticketing counters, throwing computers and wrestling with airport personnel, even as a spokesman for the airline attempted to explain the cause of delays. Tempers flared as hundreds of travelers awaited word on suspended and canceled flights. Aerolineas Argentinas attributed delays to a labor conflict involving a pilots' union and a union for airport tarmac workers. But union officials said the disruptions were caused by overbooked flights. Ticketing counters were abandoned in the afternoon after passengers assaulted a worker at a check-in desk, said Maria de los Angeles Aguer, a spokeswoman for the Association of Aeronautical Personnel. The strike for higher wages had sparked delays at the airport in a Buenos Aires suburb since Friday. "There's no one from the company, no one is showing their face or telling us when we're going to fly. We're stranded with children and the elderly," a woman whose flight to Venezuela was canceled on Friday told local TV. Aerolineas Argentinas is 95 percent controlled by Spain's Marsans, with the remainder held by the Argentine state. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 passionate latinos :smirk: one of my daughters friends at school has argentine parents, the mother strongly advises only to go on guided tours there as 'very dangerous' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Sounds like this will happen at other airports! 1. the counter people stand there and tell you bold, faced lies...like...the weather is bad in Xyz city so the flight is delayed...all the while you are looking at the weather channel that shows Xyz city, sunny and clear, grrrrrrrrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 << Aerolineas Argentinas is 95 percent controlled by Spain's Marsans, with the remainder held by the Argentine state. >> Is this the national carrier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 The strike for higher wages had sparked delays at the airport in a Buenos Aires suburb since Friday. All about money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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