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I don't envy you
[QUOTE=Moore]Avoid them and the line.
I've heard several times that some type of "mafia" controls the taxis at arrivals. I landed last night and as usual there was a line of about 100 people in the taxi line, but only a single taxi appeared, mysteriously, approximately once per minute. That line would be about a 30 minute wait. Conversely, when I left the apparently unregulated Mar Del Plata airport 1 hour earlier, there was a line of maybe 30 taxis logically lined up and waiting for the planeload of passengers about to arrive from BA (the plane I was about to board there)
I walk about 20 meters out to the street just outside of the airport and usually catch one in 2-3 minutes. Thats what I did last night. From what I see I am the only person who does this, surprisingly.
A few weeks ago I landed in Aeroparque during a very slow time and there wasnt much of a line so I took one of the "airport-line" taxis. About 5 minutes into the ride, approaching the Palermo parks, I happened to look at the meter and it was already almost at 10 pesos, which is about the total fare for the entire trip from AEP to my Recoleta apt. I tactfully told the driver that there was a problem and he instantly became very defensive and told me I could get out right there since he does not tolerate being accused of theivery. I did get out, paid nothing per his request, and hailed a regular taxi on the street about 2 seconds later. Thats the only problem I remember having with a taxi here.
But the main issue here is time. Why wait a half hour in the regulated taxi line when you can take a very short walk out to the street and catch one almost instantly.[/QUOTE]What an awful situation there! Not strange at all, allow me to say, I been in argentina the last 10 years and I realize about the mafia (as you called it) who is in charge of the the taxis at the arrivals. The taxis placed in the airport and at the ferry station in Puerto Madero are controlled by the syndicate, that's why they charge the passenger with a larger fee for their services (their meter system is fake) if another strange cab takes place in these places the fellows from the labor union won't hesitate not for a minute to destroy the "outsider" cab.
Thats why you have to wait so long, or you can walk a few blocks and find the solution by yourself.
Mojito