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Priority Travel News: Strike-related flight delays spark passenger violence

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Frustrated passengers smashed ticket counters and threw objects at airline staff at Argentina's main airport on Saturday after the country's flagship airline canceled international flights for a second day. Television images showed damaged ticket counters and broken glass in the main hall of the Aerolineas Argentinas terminal, where passengers angry at delays caused by a baggage handlers strike and a walkout by ticket counter workers shouted down an Aerolineas Argentinas employee and threw objects at him. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News