Airlines

[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.

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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.

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

Fred.

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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!