With only three of its 13 aircraft in operation and after weeks marked by new cancellations and operational problems, Flybondi reached a principle of agreement with the Flybondi Aviation Workers Association (ATAF) to implement rotating suspensions of personnel until it manages to rebuild its fleet.
The understanding with the union, which has yet to be approved by the Ministry of Labor, contemplates collective suspensions with a guarantee of 70% of income for employees. According to the parties, it also includes other short-term measures aimed at sustaining the operation until the availability of aircraft is normalized and negotiations can be resumed on other pending issues, including the salary restructuring planned for the last quarter of the year.
The company’s situation has worsened in recent weeks. Last Monday it operated at Aeroparque with only one aircraft and currently has three active aircraft. The company’s goal is to raise that number to eight in the coming months.
In parallel, the firm reduced its workforce. According to different sources in the sector, today it would have around 1200 employeesafter some 300 workers accepted the voluntary retirements offered by the company.
The crisis also impacted the airline’s management. In recent weeks, several managers left the company. Among them, he would have submitted his resignation Paz Lovisolo, who had taken over as CEO last February, replacing Mauricio Sana. Operational management would be under the orbit of Leonel Dopazo, Operations manager.
Flybondi began its operations in Argentina in 2018, in the heat of the opening of the airline market promoted during the presidency of Mauricio Macri.
In mid-2025 the company changed share control. The background Cartesian ceased to be its main investor and that place was occupied by COC Global Enterprise, whose CEO is Leonardo Scatturice, businessman with ties to the government of Javier Milei.
As part of the new management’s plans, the airline announced last December an expansion program that included the incorporation of 35 Airbus and Boeing aircraft to increase its fleet by 230% in the next four years. However, both that month and the following were marked by a high number of cancellations, partly due to delays in the arrival of chartered aircraft. In this context, the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) filed infringement reports for flight suspensions without prior notice.
According to data from the consulting firm Adventus, Between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026, Flybondi canceled more than 2,500 flights, affecting more than 350,000 passengers.
only in May, The company’s punctuality was 26.64%, while the Cancellations represented 46.93% of scheduled flights. In the same period, Aerolíneas Argentinas recorded a punctuality of 89.77% and a cancellation rate of 0.56%, while JetSmart achieved a punctuality of 90.13% and cancellations of 0.32%.
