Brazilian and Argentine carriers suffered a fresh wave of operational headaches on 18 November, forcing 16 cancellations and more than 200 delays across São Paulo, Brasília and Buenos Aires. LATAM, GOL, Flybondi and Aerolíneas Argentinas blamed a mix of crew-roster shortages, weather knock-ons and aircraft awaiting spares.
In São Paulo, Guarulhos Airport (GRU) showed an average departure delay of 76 minutes, with three GOL flights scrubbed outright. Viracopos (Campinas) reported departure queues of up to 22 jets after early-morning storms triggered flow-control measures from air-traffic control. Brasília saw its late-evening bank slip past midnight, complicating MCT (maximum crew-time) limits and forcing two LATAM cancellations.
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Across the River Plate, Aeroparque and Ezeiza airports logged 97 delays and four cancellations, reverberating back to Brazil as aircraft failed to return to rotation. Flybondi admitted that a quarantine-related staffing shortage left it with only 77 percent of its flight-attendant pool available.
Corporate-travel managers are advised to re-check same-day connections between Brazil and Argentina and to build 24-hour buffers for time-critical moves. Cargo forwarders moving perishables or high-value goods should verify uplift, as wide-body capacity was re-timed rather than cancelled, creating potential missed-connection risk on interline routings.
In São Paulo, Guarulhos Airport (GRU) showed an average departure delay of 76 minutes, with three GOL flights scrubbed outright. Viracopos (Campinas) reported departure queues of up to 22 jets after early-morning storms triggered flow-control measures from air-traffic control. Brasília saw its late-evening bank slip past midnight, complicating MCT (maximum crew-time) limits and forcing two LATAM cancellations.
Across the River Plate, Aeroparque and Ezeiza airports logged 97 delays and four cancellations, reverberating back to Brazil as aircraft failed to return to rotation. Flybondi admitted that a quarantine-related staffing shortage left it with only 77 percent of its flight-attendant pool available.
Corporate-travel managers are advised to re-check same-day connections between Brazil and Argentina and to build 24-hour buffers for time-critical moves. Cargo forwarders moving perishables or high-value goods should verify uplift, as wide-body capacity was re-timed rather than cancelled, creating potential missed-connection risk on interline routings.
