The labor unions of Aeromar went on strike this Thursday in the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).
Employees expressed uncertainty about the airline’s financial problems and the lack of payment of salaries and benefits.
The Aviation Pilots Union Association (ASPA) and the Aviation Flight Attendants Union Association (ASSA) argued that they want to protect their members and will look for some way to get them paid what is owed to them.
For now, union flags have been placed in the Aeromar hangars and on the air terminal counter.
Aeromar reported yesterday Wednesday the definitive cessation of its operations due to financial problems after 35 years of flying in Mexico, USA y Cubawhich implies the closure of the second airline in the country in less than three years.
This decision responds to a series of financial problems that the airline was going through, as well as the difficulty of closing agreements with viable conditions that would ensure the operations of Aeromar in the long term,” the company detailed in a statement.
The airline, which began operations in 1987 with 21 national and three international destinations, assured that “the company’s team made profound financial adjustments to improve its situation.”
However, he explained, “in an adverse environment, aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures taken were not enough to stabilize the company’s situation.”
Aeromar He also said that he worked for four years with Mexican authorities to solve his financial situation, and with whom he jointly approved payments to personnel, suppliers and corresponding authorities, after a review of the company’s audited financial information.
with his departure, Aeromar will stop flying over the skies to and from the City of Mexicoits headquarters, as well as 19 destinations in Mexico, one in Cuba and two more in the USA.
bankruptcy of Aeromar It shook the airline industry in Mexico, where just in 2021 the Interjet airline stopped operating and sought a bankruptcy to save itself.
Aeromar faces debts for more than 7 billion pesos, among various creditors and services, among which more than 522 million pesos stand out Mexico City International Airport (AICM) for the rental of its facilities.
In addition, pending payments for more than 74 million pesos with Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) for the supply of fuel and airport services, more than 105 million pesos to workersincluding pilots.
It also accumulates debts to the Navigation Services in the Mexican Airspace, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Tax Administration Service (SAT) and the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers (Infonavit).
With information from López-Dóriga Digital and EFE