"cabotaje" means "domestic flights"?

Question

I am reading an article in a local Buenos Aires paper about a pilot dispute. It says pilots are threatening a strike (or some sort of actions?) that "podrán afectar los vuelos internacionales y de cabotaje en los próximos días." I looked up the word "cabotaje" on this site and got "coastal shipping." That definition wouldn't make sense in this context. Since I have a domestic flight booked for Saturday, I want to be sure I understand. I'm afraid that "vuelos de cabotaje" must mean "domestic flights." Yikes.

Answer 1

The RAE says

Arg. Transporte aeronáutico comercial, entre puntos de un mismo Estado.

¡gracias! - malbecblend, Sep 13, 2016

Answer 2

yes, right... cabotaje refers to domestic flights in Argentina... Hope you can get your fight!! In Argentina you never know if you get your destination... As Argentinian, I'm so sorry

Thanks Benz. I know what you mean about things being unpredictable here, but I love Argentina all the same - malbecblend, Sep 14, 2016