Airlines

[QUOTE=Artisttyp; 412962]Has anyone bought a ticket on LAN online lately? I am interested in buying a ticket to ecuador for $502. I noticed they don't allow you to choose your seat at the time of purchase with "base fare" tickets. In order to do so I would need to buy a "base fare" plus ticket for an extra $172.

I could deal with whatever seat they gave me but who is to say they wouldn't bump me from the flight if they had a base fare plus buyer? After all I wouldn't have an assigned seat. Why not just assign me whatever seat they choose once I've paid for it. It looks like they are charging people these rates to be stand by's.

Anybody? [/QUOTE]Hey, Chickenlittle, er, Art.

Unless you don't check in on time, if they bump you then they'd owe you IDB for your flight. Many airlines allow you to check in online at the 24 hour mark. Check in as close as possible, usually you get to choose your flight at this time. Sometimes you can also call in and get an assigned seat.

[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero; 412967]Hey, Chickenlittle, er, Art.

Unless you don't check in on time, if they bump you then they'd owe you IDB for your flight. Many airlines allow you to check in online at the 24 hour mark. Check in as close as possible, usually you get to choose your flight at this time. Sometimes you can also call in and get an assigned seat. [/QUOTE]Thanks.

I don't get the chicken little bit? Are you the skipper and I am gilligan?

LAN has I believe 4 or 5 different levels of tickets. It's ridiculous.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp; 412970]Thanks.

I don't get the chicken little bit? Are you the skipper and I am gilligan?

LAN has I believe 4 or 5 different levels of tickets. It's ridiculous. [/QUOTE]Research what Chicken Littles catchphrase was.

Most airlines have many different fare classes. On an average flight a coach ticket may cost between $400-2000 each. Same seat. Full fare tickets (usually Y and B class fare buckets) may be upgraded to first class for free on some routes, especially if you are elite. Or with a certain amount of miles.

Some seats may be in their elite section. They may offer extra legroom for free, or even an empty seat next to you, since they fill them up last.

As I have mentioned before, elite status can help a lot. Free luggage allowance, extra frequent flyer miles. Upper levels often give free lounge access. Given the amount you fly you should at least be lower or middle tier. (Most US airlines have 3 levels. 25k, 50k and 75/100k)

Wrong thread but did not feel like creating a new one. Just wanted to pass along some great cruising deals that has BA as a destination in the next few months. With airfares not coming down anytime soon, and plenty of cruising promotions for people who has the freedom to go anytime and also longer vacations, it can be very useful and enjoyable. I often use cruises to navigate my way around, especially inter-continental and regional cruises. All prices are for interior rooms.

1) December 4, Star Princess, Rome to Rio de Janeiro, 16 days, from $699 + tax.

2) December 20, Star Princess, Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, 20 days, from $1605 + tax (wish I could go on this
one with Antartica on the itinerary)


3) December 5, Celebriity Infinity, Miami to Santiago, 14 days, $1499 + tax (was down to $899 and could go down
again)

Now of course, you need 2 people so the costs goes up if you are toting the bill. And you need pussy especially for the long cruise, so that makes it difficult for mongers. Staring at a fellow monger with a hard on for any length of time might result in some form of strangulation. Imagine Exon and Jackson in such a scenerio, not bad for a tv series. But I remember in early 2008 after the financial meltdown, prices for a cruise between Santiago and BA, for 14 days dropped to an unbelievable $499 or $599. I kid you not, as I had already paid $999 and considered that a bargain, so you could have easily pick up a chick in BA, and get star treatment for being such a benevolent sponsor.

There might be a few chicas that it might fun to cruise with, but a week at tops. Cruising can be a good deal if you have someone to go with, otherwise you'll end up spending too much time and money away from the action.

Perhaps if they had a nice Mongering Cruise.

From November 3 at 11pm to December 1st inclusive, Jorge Newbery Airport will be closed for maintenance of the track, forcing the passenger to move to the Ezeiza International Airport for cabotage trips.

Gentlemen[and I use that term loosely]

I have an adventure coming: leave miami early morning to jfk / NYC. Visit with aunt and uncle in their 90's; back to jfk and taking the red-eye to BA. Basically 24 hours of traveling and two trips thru TSA security.

I must travel with cash and med's. On TV there was a bunch of confusing stuff about "enhanced security", pat-downs and special new x-ray equipment. On TV. They said that now in is necessary to have empty pockets-no $ no plastic pill cases?

I haven't flown in a few months and the new security stated nov 8 or 9.

Do I have to really fly with empty pockets. My apartment rental $ and extra cash cannot be on my person?

[url]http://www.tsa.gov[/url]

The tsa website offers little help-I'll ask the boys: what the F*k is actually going on here?

[QUOTE=Miami Bob; 413988]Gentlemen[and I use that term loosely]

I have an adventure coming: leave miami early morning to jfk / NYC. Visit with aunt and uncle in their 90's; back to jfk and taking the red-eye to BA. Basically 24 hours of traveling and two trips thru TSA security.

I must travel with cash and med's. On TV there was a bunch of confusing stuff about "enhanced security", pat-downs and special new x-ray equipment. On TV. They said that now in is necessary to have empty pockets-no $ no plastic pill cases?

I haven't flown in a few months and the new security stated nov 8 or 9.

Do I have to really fly with empty pockets. My apartment rental $ and extra cash cannot be on my person?

[url]http://www.tsa.gov[/url]

The tsa website offers little help-I'll ask the boys: what the F*k is actually going on here? [/QUOTE]Miami Bob,

My advice is to write to your congressman and tell them that enough is enough, and that its time to put liberal PC sensitivities aside and for us to start using profiling as our primary screening strategy. You can explain it to him like this: Stop screening for the devices and start screening for the criminals!

Thanks,

Jackson

Guys,

Anyone knows of any good deals for the route, JFK to EZE in Dec or Jan?

Thanks

Just flew in yesterday. I think, and who hell really knows. When going through the new xray machines, they make you empty your pockets of everything. No cash, billfold, nothing, the fuckin lint in your pockets causes problems. You place everything in a tray and you and your $ part ways while going through security. You get to pick your stuff up after you clear security and continue on your way.

See where flying in and out of EZE next Thursday could be fun. Close the highway to EZE.

[url]http://www.clarin.com/politica/conflicto-empleados-aeronauticos-amenazan-Riccheri_0_373162910.html[/url]

[QUOTE=Damman; 413997]Just flew in yesterday. I think, and who hell really knows. When going through the new xray machines, they make you empty your pockets of everything. No cash, billfold, nothing, the fuckin lint in your pockets causes problems. You place everything in a tray and you and your $ part ways while going through security. You get to pick your stuff up after you clear security and continue on your way.

See where flying in and out of EZE next Thursday could be fun. Close the highway to EZE.

[url]http://www.clarin.com/politica/conflicto-empleados-aeronauticos-amenazan-Riccheri_0_373162910.html[/url][/QUOTE]This process and the related efficiencies is going to metastasize into something pretty ugly. There is no shortage of stories where after putting one's stuff onto the conveyor belt and going through the metal detector, a traveler is for one reason or another selected for wanding and / or pat down and during the process, somebody grabs some of his stuff off the belt and disappears. While there are cameras and the like, there is no way they are going to break a sweat trying to help you get your $2k or your Rolex back after their process forced you to place it at risk.

I am a highly allergic to being separated from my passport, cards and cash. I also don't like being told what to do by authoritarian storm troopers. I have not been through a US scanner yet but I plan to follow my usual procedure when I do and will adjust or refuse accordingly.

I go for maximum efficiency and security when passing through security. I wear slip on loafers, a belt that I know won't set off the detectors. My carry on is set up to go: my laptop (nothing connected to it) and my 1-quart baggie with all of my liquids (shave cream, shampoo, gel deodorant, etc) are right on top. They go in the first bin, zip the carry on closed, toss it in front of the first bin (easier to push things along that way, shoes and jacket (phone in pocket) go in the second bin. In my bag, to facilitate inspection should the need arise, all cords and adapters are stored in a clear 1-gallon bag, similarly my extra phones and accessories are in another clear bag as are my meds and non-liquid toiletries. When taking off my jacket, I flip it inside out (not the sleeves) and roll it up so as to prevent anything from falling out and to keep it clean, I put my passport and boarding pass in my shirt breast pocket. I keep cash and credit cards in my pants pocket. Through the detector and collect my stuff. I never take my eye off my stuff on the belt and on the occasions when I get selected for extra scrutiny, I make it clear (in a polite way) to TSA that keeping an eye on my stuff is important and something on which I will not compromise.

In my opinion, it is best to smile, be polite and easy going and do absolutely nothing that might set one of these guys off or give them a reason to involve anyone else (supervisor) in the process because it will only slow you down.

If carrying more than a couple hundred bucks (while traveling internationally) I like to tuck it away in something like this:

[url]http://www.hikestop.com/lewis_n_clark_hidden_security_stash-744368.php[/url]

It is basically a small, zippered, flimsy, nylon baggie with a loop, through which you run your belt to hold it in place. You put your belt through the loop and then let it hang down inside your pants. It is not noticeable (so long as you don't stuff $20k in singles in it) when placed on the outside of you hip. You can put 30-40 crisp bills in it without creating much of a bulge, depending upon the cut of your slacks. You can also position directly in front. If you are going belt-less or expect that you will need to remover your belt, either connect the loop it to the button on the front of your pants (before buttoning your pants) or somehow affix it to one of your belt loops.

You may also like: [url]https://stashitware.com/pocket_underwear.html[/url]

With this one, the underwear, has a pocket right on top of your johnson.

If the TSA is telling the truth about the body scanners, that they are set to distort the passenger's genitalia, the item may be obscured. In any event, the scanner can see through both the bag and the cash and you should not be required to remove it. It is unreasonable that even the dumbest TSA employee could interpret the image to be of something dangerous. I don't know this for a fact but I would suspect that unless the item under your clothes appeared to be something that could be dangerous, you wouldn't get called out on it. Further, if your cash is directly over your doodle, in a pat down, the TSA agent will need to place his (hopefully her) hand directly on the little guy, a practice that I believe is reserved for the few, chosen for special screening.

Leaving the politics aside, this process is a cluster fuck, at best. There is absolutely no legal foundation upon which TSA can forcibly dispossess you of thousands of dollars of your cash and place it at risk in an open, unsecured environment. However, none of this means that you won't get called out on it. If discovered you might be asked what it is or to remove it. If and when this event occurs, I would politely ask which one of the TSA agents will be keeping custody and bearing personal responsibility for my property (something I am certain they will not understand.

[url]http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/11/18/us/AP-US-Airport-Security-Private-Screeners.html?hp[/url]

Boys who have been through the process which just stated nov 8 or 9. Please tell us exactly what to expect so we can prepare and WW doesn't have to undress in line and cause many women to faint when they see the size of the bulge in his underwear cause by his flesh-not his hidden bankroll.

This will be a new adventure. I, like WW, had mastered the former procedures and I am not looking forward to the new ones.

[QUOTE=Miami Bob; 414015]Boys who have been through the process which just stated nov 8 or 9. Please tell us exactly what to expect so we can prepare and WW doesn't have to undress in line and cause many women to faint when they see the size of the bulge in his underwear cause by his flesh-not his hidden bankroll.

This will be a new adventure. I, like WW, had mastered the former procedures and I am not looking forward to the new ones. [/QUOTE]I have been contemplating putting a rolled up sock in my shorts when I go through security. However, I suspect that this humorless legion of automatons would fail to find it funny.

Again, the procedures may say no money belts, the law says otherwise, provided however, that this issue needs to be adjudicated which will take some time.

Bayboy is having trouble on AP, so he asked me to post this for him.

"I just got back from Colombia last week. Flew American Airlines from San Francisco to Miami, changed planes and then to Medellin. Same route coming back, I went thru security checks in SF going out and Miami coming back.

My pockets were NOT empty at the checks. Had little things like a pen, comb, handkerchief, chapstick etc. In my pockets. My money was put in a pouch and put in the tray. Also by medicines were in a Ziplock bag in my carry on luggage.

There was a lite pat-down at security. In Miami it was done by a female guard? Those people worried about having their genitalia grabbed are over exaggerating the situation. Watching too much FOX TV. It was so lite, I don't see how they could have detected a bomb anyway.

Out."

[QUOTE=Wild Walleye; 414021]I have been contemplating putting a rolled up sock in my shorts when I go through security. However, I suspect that this humorless legion of automatons would fail to find it funny.

Again, the procedures may say no money belts, the law says otherwise, provided however, that this issue needs to be adjudicated which will take some time. [/QUOTE]

The enhanced pat-downs are for those who 'opt out' of the full-body scans, or those who set off the alarm on the metal detector. I just came through DFW and had the enhanced body scan, shoes off, belt off, and pockets completely empty. I was allowed to keep my billfold and small papers in my hands which were held over my head during the scan.

I witnessed a guy refuse the scan at DFW, they made a big deal out of it loudly calling out 'opt out' several times.

Anyone who says the pat-down this guy got was 'light' is very mistaken, or they're blowing smoke up your ass, which would be similar to what you get from MSNBC.

I just flew back on from a three day monger trip from Frankfurt, Germany on Monday. In Frankfurt you are always told to empty everything out of the pocket, but you keep your shoes on initially. Sometime I still set off the metal detector, then the shoes come off to be scanned. I had the pat-down and the hand-held wand. Never bother me. Small price to pay to have sex with 15 girls in 3 days. :D

[QUOTE=Punter 127; 414053]The enhanced pat-downs are for those who 'opt out' of the full-body scans, or those who set off the alarm on the metal detector. I just came through DFW and had the enhanced body scan, shoes off, belt off, and pockets completely empty. I was allowed to keep my billfold and small papers in my hands which were held over my head during the scan.

I witnessed a guy refuse the scan at DFW, they made a big deal out of it loudly calling out 'opt out' several times.

Anyone who says the pat-down this guy got was 'light' is very mistaken, or they're blowing smoke up your ass, which would be similar to what you get from MSNBC. [/QUOTE]Punter,

I'll bet your a "Site" on the full body scanner.

Sorry to have missed You.

Exon

I survived Miami to JFK / NYC to EZE / BA. I spoke to security supervisers at MIA and JFK. The new rules if you go thru on of the new x-rays is:

You must have empty pockets and no money belts. If they pick-up anything on the scanner, you must place in a bin.

Both supervisers said PLEASE just follow the new rules and safley stash your valuable in a carry-on and then go in a bathroom and do what ever you want to do.

The rules were made by bureaucratic who do not go thru the lines and end up with a wallet and credit cards or a money belt in a bin. Both supervisors were unhappy and aggreed with me that the upper end people in Washington should be forced to go thru the normal lines when taking a two week vacation to understand the realities of the situation.

The rank and file workers were generally polite. I did not witness anyone who refused the enhanced x-ray imaging.

Anybody ever used the miles by the frequent flyer programm of British Airways, I have about 10. 000 and would like to know what I can do with those miles

[QUOTE=Trampa;414524]Anybody ever used the miles by the frequent flyer programm of British Airways, I have about 10. 000 and would like to know what I can do with those miles[/QUOTE]You can use British Airways miles for American Airlines flights. I got a Chase British Airways credit card with a 100,000 mile sign-up bonus and have booked 2 trips thus far to BA. You can book American Airlines flights through the British Airway website. Here's a useful web site for credit card frequent flyer mile bonuses:

[url]http://frugaltravelguy.blogspot.com/[/url]

Here's a link for a 50K British Airway bonus:

[url]http://www.britishairways.com/travel/visa-signature-card/public/en_us[/url]

You can also transfer American Express Starwood points into BA miles. I believe there is a 25K Starwood bonus on the frugal travel guy web site. 25K bonus + 10K balance +5K spend on card would =40K (an off season round trip on American Airlines).

British Airways from Where?

From S. F. I would have to buy 30, 000. With A.A. and United wants 50, 000. total in off season,

Which is March thru October, I believe.

[QUOTE=Trampa;414524]Anybody ever used the miles by the frequent flyer programm of British Airways, I have about 10. 000 and would like to know what I can do with those miles[/QUOTE]

When I go to Colombia (I need 30, 000) I always buy some miles from American Airlines. Every 6, 000 miles I purchase gets me 2, 000 bonus miles for the price. The miles add up fast.

American Airlines is the way to go for me. I prefer to use my miles when I travel during off season. 40, 000 miles can get you to South America. All you pay is the tax (about $112 US).

During high season I buy the ticket direct from the Airline and use my credit card. This way I get the miles from the cost of the ticket plus the actual miles flown.

DD

Hi all, a slight off topic here on the forum,

Does anyone know how much a cheap flight is to ushuaia is from Buenos Aires? Aerolineas says its about $300. I heard there is another airline called LADE that does it for $125. But on the website, it is unable to provide any sort of information. Can anyone provide some useful info or confirmation on this?

Finally, buying a plane ticket to Ushuaia, are there airline offices in town instead of going to the airport? Which can be both time consuming and expensive.

Thanks,

[QUOTE=Droplet; 416525]Hi all, a slight off topic here on the forum,

Does anyone know how much a cheap flight is to ushuaia is from Buenos Aires? Aerolineas says its about $300. I heard there is another airline called LADE that does it for $125. But on the website, it is unable to provide any sort of information. Can anyone provide some useful info or confirmation on this?

Finally, buying a plane ticket to Ushuaia, are there airline offices in town instead of going to the airport? Which can be both time consuming and expensive.

Thanks, [/QUOTE]Never flew them before, but [url=http://www.lade.com.ar/ingles/sucursales_ingles.html]here[/url] are LADE branch offices. Based on the number of travel agencies I see in town, my guess is most Argentines don't do plane ticketing online.

Lan goes there. I do not know which days. I tried two and it said "Try another Day."

Lan is cheaper than Aerolineas.

I used the travel services listed on this site. I can not remember her name.

I have also booked through a travel company on Calle Florida at Paraguay. It is upstairs across from the old Herods store. You can see it from the street.

[QUOTE=Droplet; 416525]Hi all, a slight off topic here on the forum,

Does anyone know how much a cheap flight is to ushuaia is from Buenos Aires? Aerolineas says its about $300. I heard there is another airline called LADE that does it for $125. But on the website, it is unable to provide any sort of information. Can anyone provide some useful info or confirmation on this?

Finally, buying a plane ticket to Ushuaia, are there airline offices in town instead of going to the airport? Which can be both time consuming and expensive.

Thanks, [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=BayBoy;414703]When I go to Colombia (I need 30, 000) I always buy some miles from American Airlines. Every 6, 000 miles I purchase gets me 2, 000 bonus miles for the price. The miles add up fast.[/QUOTE]30k offseason with AA is pretty good deal. There are much better ways than buying the miles from AA, though. Citibank / AA has some nice credit card sign up bonuses, and you can often get airline miles through other avenues. I bought some hotel points last week, that I was able to turn into AA miles. 44, 000 miles for about $300. At that kind of rate, I'd spend a lot to buy them, but the deal was very limited.

Credit card signups are some of the easiest ways to get free or almost free miles. I earned about 300k AA miles in the span of a year.

[QUOTE=Donnie D; 414734]American Airlines is the way to go for me. I prefer to use my miles when I travel during off season. 40, 000 miles can get you to South America. All you pay is the tax (about $112 US).

During high season I buy the ticket direct from the Airline and use my credit card. This way I get the miles from the cost of the ticket plus the actual miles flown.

DD[/QUOTE]Are you flying from the US? $112 in taxes seems to high for an award ticket on AA.

I earned 40k from CITI by opening 2 accounts. I just booked and got a ticket for 40K from AA with $68. 00 tax. Free ticket!

What is the local scoop on flight delays / cancellations at EZE and BUE due to the Chile volcano eruption?

BF

[QUOTE=BlueFalcon; 417856]What is the local scoop on flight delays / cancellations at EZE and BUE due to the Chile volcano eruption?

BF[/QUOTE]I was at the airport doing a pickup this morning, and it looks like we are back to normal.

Fred.

[url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]

Buenos Aires Airport Transfers in English

[QUOTE=Silver Star; 417864]I was at the airport doing a pickup this morning, and it looks like we are back to normal.

Fred.

[url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]

Buenos Aires Airport Transfers in English[/QUOTE]I am showing Delta110, United 846, and Continental 52 cancelled for today, June 9th.

Fred.

[url]www.silverstarcar.com[/url]

Howdy folks. Quick couple of questions:

I'm flying into the local airport (AEP) next month from Rio de Janeiro (GIG). I've never flown into AEP. How bad is it? It's near Puerto Madero, correct?

Also, do the same Customs procedures apply? In particular, I'm traveling with one gentleman who has never been to Argentina, and therefore has not paid the one-time tourist tax they impose when you land at EZE. Will they impose this same tax on a US Citizen flying in from Brazil via AEP?

Thanks in advance if anyone knows.

My morning AA flight from dallas got within 100 miles of EZE and was rerouted to Santiago, Chile for the night due to the volcano. This was the case will all AA flights from north america today based on the lineup at the hotel here in santiago. Toymann is very unhappy right now. They are supposed to fly out of here tomorrow afternoon but we'll see. Very Bummed Toymann

[QUOTE=Stan the Man; 417898]Howdy folks. Quick couple of questions:

I'm flying into the local airport (AEP) next month from Rio de Janeiro (GIG). I've never flown into AEP. How bad is it? It's near Puerto Madero, correct?

Also, do the same Customs procedures apply? In particular, I'm traveling with one gentleman who has never been to Argentina, and therefore has not paid the one-time tourist tax they impose when you land at EZE. Will they impose this same tax on a US Citizen flying in from Brazil via AEP?

Thanks in advance if anyone knows. [/QUOTE]You'll enjoy flying into Aeroparque (AEP) much more than EZE. In fact, if you're flying out of Rio, there's actually some flights out of Santos Dumont (SDU) now that are much more convenient that flying out of GIG. Regarding AEP, as it's your first point of entry, you'll need to clear customs. But in any case, a much better option than Ezeiza. Also, it's not so close to Puerto Madero. It's actually closer to Palermo Chico and the athletic clubs, right next to the water. You'll enjoy the view of the city on approach. Get a seat on the right.

And yes, if your friend hasn't paid his tourist tax, he'll need to pay it at Aeroparque. Good for 10 years.

Cheers.

[QUOTE=Chezz; 417901]You'll enjoy flying into Aeroparque (AEP) much more than EZE. In fact, if you're flying out of Rio, there's actually some flights out of Santos Dumont (SDU) now that are much more convenient that flying out of GIG. Regarding AEP, as it's your first point of entry, you'll need to clear customs. But in any case, a much better option than Ezeiza. Also, it's not so close to Puerto Madero. It's actually closer to Palermo Chico and the athletic clubs, right next to the water. You'll enjoy the view of the city on approach. Get a seat on the right.

And yes, if your friend hasn't paid his tourist tax, he'll need to pay it at Aeroparque. Good for 10 years.

Cheers. [/QUOTE]Thanks very much. I've heard AEP has a very bad reputation among pilots for takeoffs and landings, but that's about it.

Off the top of your head, do you know which airlines fly from SDU to AEP? I booked through Orbitz, which is about the only way to get an English interface for international travel on a Brazilian airline. Neither the TAM nor Gol websites work well in English, and their English speaking customer service actually only speak Portuguese.

At any rate, Orbitz didn't show any direct flights from SDU to AEP. Clearly that would be a better way to go, but I assumed that Brazil wasn't letting SDU service international destinations. Sounds like that's not the case.

And, while I'm asking: Does anyone know of a better aggregator for non-US international travel? Last I checked, neither Priceline nor Travelocity would permit one to book travel that both originates and ends in South America. Orbitz will but, as I mentioned, the listed flights would appear to be limited.

Thanks again.

[QUOTE=Stan the Man; 417902]Thanks very much. I've heard AEP has a very bad reputation among pilots for takeoffs and landings, but that's about it.

Off the top of your head, do you know which airlines fly from SDU to AEP? I booked through Orbitz, which is about the only way to get an English interface for international travel on a Brazilian airline. Neither the TAM nor Gol websites work well in English, and their English speaking customer service actually only speak Portuguese.

At any rate, Orbitz didn't show any direct flights from SDU to AEP. Clearly that would be a better way to go, but I assumed that Brazil wasn't letting SDU service international destinations. Sounds like that's not the case.

And, while I'm asking: Does anyone know of a better aggregator for non-US international travel? Last I checked, neither Priceline nor Travelocity would permit one to book travel that both originates and ends in South America. Orbitz will but, as I mentioned, the listed flights would appear to be limited.

Thanks again. [/QUOTE]Stan, I must be mistaken regarding flights out of SDU. Sorry about that. You know, I could have sworn GOL had direct flights. I know I priced them out before, though they were more expensive than into EZE. Maybe it wasn't direct. Hmmm.

In any case, when I'm down here I always book online with Expedia. I use Momondo. Com or Kayak as the aggregator and then head either back to Expedia or directly to the individual airline's Web Site. Unless it's Aerolineas Argnetinas, in which case I only buy their tickets through Expedia.

Go to the TAM webstie and join their rewards club and it seems to make working on the web site easier, IMHO.

I have booked several flights directly from their site with both origin and destination down here. The site supports English with no problem but can be a bit twitchie at times. When I have a problem booking for some reason there is a Florida number listed on the site you can call for assistance, just have the flight number handy and they take care if it with no problem including the payment.

Tried to post the complete English TAM link but it will not post completely, so just go to [url]http://www.tam.com.br[/url] and look at the top of the page to change the country - select United States and go from there. Be sure and enter your new TAM rewards login and password.

[QUOTE=Doppelganger; 417904]Go to the TAM webstie and join their rewards club and it seems to make working on the web site easier, IMHO.

I have booked several flights directly from their site with both origin and destination down here. The site supports English with no problem but can be a bit twitchie at times. When I have a problem booking for some reason there is a Florida number listed on the site you can call for assistance, just have the flight number handy and they take care if it with no problem including the payment.

Tried to post the complete English TAM link but it will not post completely, so just go to.

[url]http://www.tam.com.br[/url]

And look at the top of the page to change the country. Select United States and go from there. Be sure and enter your new TAM rewards login and password. [/QUOTE]Thanks to both you and Chezz. I hadn't tried Expedia for a while, so that may be a good solution. Also, I've experienced the frustration of trying to navigate TAM's website in English but had never tried joining their rewards program. I've flown them enough so I should have done that long ago. If that makes the website work better, then that's perfect. I appreciate the suggestions from both of you. If you're in BA July 27-29, I owe you each a beer or three. Thanks!