The Closing of an Airport as a Symbol of Argentina’s Troubles
Argentina needs more competition and less catering to special interests, two former officials write.
BUENOS AIRES – On December 12th, the government of Argentina decided to stop commercial flights at El Palomar airport, an airfield in the center of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area A long-running large military facility, it had been transformed during the Mauricio Macri administration into a vibrant hub for a number of low-cost airlines with the hope they would stir life into the stagnant airline business Change was needed: As a result of the duopoly of Aerolíneas Argentinas (a state-owned carrier) and LATAM (a well-known South American airline), Argentines were flying less than half as...
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