Originally Posted by iahphx
Here's a story that seems to summarize the latest on Southern Winds. For consumers, it's not all bad news. Reading between the lines, it seems like the Argentine gov't has set the groundwork for an orderly transition from SW to LanArgentina. If I were in the unfortunate position of being a future-date SW ticketholder, this plan would seem to offer at least some hope that my ticket would be honored, even if SW does disappear.
That said, I would still obviously not buy a new SW ticket until the situation is further clarified.
http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=5286
Yes and no. Things are not that simple, as there is a lot of noise coming from the various unions involved, and on top of that LAN officials have been openly saying to the press that a purchase of SW is out of the question. I guess the jury is still out on this one...