Aerolineas cuts staff, routes ahead of possible sale

[MilHojas]

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Argentina's state airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, is slimming down for a potential sale, shedding 13% of its staff, cutting money-losing domestic routes and even removing snacks formerly available to passengers

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[carride]

Aerolineas now offers just one dessert in executive class and has cut a cereal bar for economy passengers, the senior company source added.

 

[Redpossum]

A cereal bar? Seriously? That's so incredibly cheapskate.

 

[daveholman]

A cereal bar? Seriously? That's so incredibly cheapskate.

How much do they cost in airline quantities? Like, 10 cents a piece? That's soooo counter productive, to lose a $500 customer over a dimes worth of snack.

 

[Quilombo]

After reading this and the Medicus thing I'm thinking of writing a book I'm going to call Intro to Argentine Business Administration: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish - The Buenos Aires Method