News of transport

Crisis in Venezuela

Much of Venezuela experiences massive blackout

Yesterday 15:13 Authorities blamed an "electromagnetic attack" on a series of dams located in southern Venezuela — the same culprit it attributed an almost week-long outage in March that left millions of Venezuelans without water or the ability to communicate with loved ones.

Vicious attack

Assailants slit bus driver's throat; drivers strike to demand more security

17-07-2019 09:51 Drivers in Lomas de Zamora, in Buenos Aires province, protested Wednesday to call for greater security measures on bus services.

Barracas to Palermo

BA City opens call for tenders for Subte Line F

15-07-2019 17:19 The F Line will run from Barracas, in the city's south to Palermo, in the city's north at an estimated construction cost of a US$2 billion.

Standstill

Transport union calls Friday strike across provinces

11-07-2019 09:53 Public bus services to grind to halt across the country on Friday as drivers in provinces demand same conditions as BA counterparts.

NO PARO

Transport unions lift planned 25 de Mayo strike

24-05-2019 15:19 There will be train, Subte and bus services running this Saturday, avoiding disruption on a national holiday.

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

Highlights

May 28th - Jun 3rd: Economy in brief

02-06-2018 08:17 Top stories of the week regarding the economy.

cold-blooded murder

Police arrest two men suspected of murdering bus driver

17-04-2018 14:54 Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of two suspects, as bus drivers on several key suburban lines continued striking.

amid claims of another conflict of interest

Transport gives LASA green light for non-regular flight routes

22-03-2018 11:53 LASA's principal owner is the sister of the president of EANA, a company owned by the Transport Ministry.

US$ 744 million

BA's Ezeiza Int'l Airport to undergo 15-billion-peso makeover

13-03-2018 10:16 The total size of Argentina's busiest airport will increase from the current 58,400 square metres to 217,230 square metres.

CALL FOR TENDERS

Four major international operators interested in BA underground expansion

26-02-2018 10:57 Underground operators from Paris, London, Lyon and Berlin have expressed interest in the tender process. The current operator Metrovías is also expected to bid.

Red SUBE also kicked-off on Thursday

Public transport increases kick in as February arrives

03-02-2018 10:46 The start of February saw the first stage of hikes for public transport fares rolled out.

New integrated pricing system

Bus fares to rise 66 percent, ‘subte’ to hit 12.50 pesos by June

03-01-2018 12:17 Bus services will remain cheaper than the "subte" underground system but will see the greatest increase in fares from $6 pesos to $8 pesos in February, $9 pesos by April and $10 pesos (US$ 0.55c) by June, for a 66-percent overall increase.