Aerolinias Argentinas
20/07/08 22:52 Filed in: Argentina | Buenos Aires
| The longer I stay here the more Argentina reminds me of Britain in the seventies. This week the government nationalised Aerolíneas Argentinas, or as they called it “recuperacíon”. They have quite a job on their hands. Despite having subsidised fuel and a near monopoly on many internal routes Aerolíneas is losing US$30 million per month and around two thirds of its 65 aircraft are not certified to fly. Tonight is my last night in the apartment. For my last two days in Buenos Aires I will be staying nearby at Posada Palermo. |