LATAM Chile Pilots to Strike over Unrestored Pre-COVID Pay
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The largest union in the national aviation sector has been going through its first strike since 1997.
The itinerary of -for now - 20,000 passengers who had a flight with Latam was altered after the start, this Tuesday, of a strike called by one of the unions of pilots of the company, which has forced to implement measures such as the cancellation or reprogramming of flights. According to a communiqué released by the company during this Wednesday, the stoppage includes “the need to cancel flights scheduled between 12 and 17 November”, that is, ri…
LATAM suspended 173 flights in Chile for a pilot strike, affecting 20,000 passengers.
In More than Numbers we talked with Tito Muñoz, Lawyer of the Chilean Institute of Aeronautical Law, about the LATAM pilot strike. The expert said that national airmen would be going to work in other countries because of economic factors.
Paralysis takes place after failure in negotiations of a new collective agreement with the trade union of the category and must affect the operation of the company until 17 November.
Latam Airlines has cancelled 173 flights scheduled until Monday (November 17, 2025) due to a pilots' strike in Chile. The strike was called by the SPL (Latam Pilots' Union), which is demanding the reinstatement of salaries paid before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the company, approximately 20,000 passengers were affected. Most of the cancellations are concentrated on Chilean domestic routes. The company states that almost all travelers wi…
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