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Flybondi enters debt restructuring amid operational collapse

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The Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has entered a state of severe operational and financial collapse. Following a period of significant service disruptions and high cancellation rates, the airline experienced a total suspension of flights lasting 57 days, with its last commercial flight occurring on August 5, 2026. The company’s fleet has been drastically reduced, with only three aircraft remaining operational after returning 10 to lessors. To avoid bankruptcy, Flybondi (operating as FB Líneas Aéreas S. A.) filed for a preventive creditors’ reorganization (concurso preventivo) on October 2, 2026, in Commercial Court No. 24, overseen by Judge Guillermo Mario Pesaresi. The airline faces mounting financial pressure, including a tax debt to ARCA of approximately 6.6 billion pesos and unpaid airport security fees to the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) totaling 2 billion pesos. Total identified debts and claims may exceed 4.6 billion pesos when including interest and legal costs. Furthermore, the company faces 27 rejected checks totaling over 2.9 billion pesos and approximately 5.5 million dollars in maintenance liabilities for two aircraft located abroad. Recent assessments indicate the financial crisis is even more extensive, with an estimated total debt reaching US$ 120 million. This is compounded by bank account seizures totaling nearly $1.5 billion requested by ARCA. The operational impact has been profound; according to ANAC, Flybondi’s domestic market share plummeted from 17% to 0.1%, with approximately 383,000 passengers affected by cancellations so far in 2026. Labor tensions have intensified as the Asociación Argentina de Aeronavegantes (AAA) accused management of “years of negligence and abuse.” Approximately 900 to 1,000 employees have been dismissed or left through voluntary retirement, often with unpaid wages, missing indemnities, and lost health insurance. Operational instability is compounded by technical hurdles, including repeated website outages, and regulatory restrictions in Brazil, which prohibited new ticket sales for the Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro route following mass cancellations.

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