News of airport

Coronavirus lockdown

International flights at Jorge Newbery Airport postponed until December

12-05-2020 13:13 Nearly all international flights at Buenos Aires City's Jorge Newbery Airport have been postponed until December 1, the government has announced.

Coronavirus outbreak

Porteño panic: Masks fly off shelves in Argentina amid coronavirus fear

02-03-2020 20:56 Amid fears of coronavirus, Argentines race to the pharmacy to buy face masks, despite there having yet to be a confirmed case in the country.

by Jennifer Heiman

Coronavirus Outbreak

With first case, Latin America prepares for COVID-19 virus

27-02-2020 12:44 At airports in Argentina, which receives 10 flights from Italy per day, passengers from the country have their temperatures taken upon arrival.

Coronavirus Outbreak

Chinese demand for Latin America's oil grinds to halt on virus fear

31-01-2020 13:56 Refineries in China take about 30 percent of its oil shipments from Latin America, but demand is expected to bottom out in the coming weeks as flights in and out of the country are cancelled.

Drug-trafficking

82 kilos of cocaine seized from Dutch plane at Ezeiza airport

16-01-2020 18:20 Eight people arrested after seizure of cargo plane at Argentina's main international terminal. Plane's final destination was Amsterdam.

DIPLOMACY

Mexico's ambassador to Argentina resigns after book theft allegation

23-12-2019 14:22 Ambassador Óscar Ricardo Valero resigns post, as relatives say he may have suffered behavioural changes due to a brain tumour.

PROTESTS IN CHILE

Travelers worry and wait as unrest strands thousands at Chile airport

21-10-2019 19:23 Travelers, many from countries experiencing similar unrest, are forced to get comfortable in Santiago International Airport after extensive flight cancellations.

ACCIDENT AT EZEIZA

One dead, at least 13 injured in accident at Ezeiza airport

25-09-2019 09:32 Airport operator confirms fatality after incident at building site, where new terminal is being constructed for Argentina's major international airport.

STRIKE ACTION

Delays and cancellations at major Buenos Aires airports as pilots protest

05-07-2019 15:07 Transportation minister Guillermo Dietrich criticises 'Kirchnerite campaign' for walkouts, saying they are intended at discrediting President Mauricio Macri.

AIRPORT BACKLOG

Delays and cancellations at airports despite truce with the pilots' union

17-01-2019 15:44 A 48-hour union strike was cut short when the government agreed to cooperate with pilots

by Anna Laffrey