Aerolíneas Argentinas has opened the voluntary retirement process for 8,000 employees

Argentina Airlines On Friday, the operation opened Voluntary retirement For ground staff with more than two years of seniority, which amounts to about 8,000 flag-line employees.

As the company indicated to its employees, those wishing to access the draw can register on the list until March 31.

Clarin was able to find out that Erolenias was the one who sent him An internal communication memo for its approximately 12,000 employees With details to enter the Bonus Retirement Plan.

He indicated in this note that they will have access to the draw Ground, operational or administrative staffwho has been working with the company for more than two years and is not part of the pre-retirement agreement plan.

He also specified that the withdrawal would be paid Monthly payment plan Equivalent to 50% of seniority in years upon signing.

“For example, if he is 20 years old, the full amount will be paid in 10 monthly payments,” he stated in the memo he sent to his employees.

At this point, the line specifies that “these payments will be adjusted according to the equal salary increases agreed upon with the company” and “if the agreement is presented, the validity of the departure date must be verified by the corresponding department.”

This week, Aerolíneas was also in the news because the company headed by Fabian Lombardo, who comes from the previous administration, decided that, starting from Friday, any official traveling with a ticket paid for by a public institution will no longer accrue miles to be consumed on personal trips .

The norm, until now, is that tickets purchased by official agencies accrue miles not for the person who bought them, i.e. the government agency, but for the travelers.

In the case of airlines, according to government company data, during 2023, approximately 80 million miles were registered to individuals who traveled with tickets purchased by the three branches of government, decentralized entities and public companies.

The current president of Aerolíneas has held the position for the past four years Commercial director of the airlinewhen it was again managed by the La Cámpora group and its owner was Pablo Ceriani.

Since his appointment in December, Lombardo has reported to former infrastructure minister Guillermo Ferraro, who before his shock resignation had been credited with sacking six airline executives as part of his mission to cut the company's costs. .

Airlines at the moment It is managed with almost complete autonomy: He does not have a minister subordinate to him and does not receive money from the state.

This was known hours before the strike carried out by the three unions most closely linked to K’s government, namely the Aviation Employees Union (airport employees), the Pilots Union, and the Senior Employees Union, last Wednesday.