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Domestic Flights

While the idea of crossing Argentina by car holds great
appeal, most visitors prefer to travel by air, enabling them
to see many of the country’s sights during a fortnight’s
holiday. Most tourist hot spots, such as the Glaciar Perito
Moreno and Parque Nacional Iguazú, are well served by
flights from and to Buenos Aires, and the Aerolíneas
Argentinas commuter belt links major cities from Iguazú to
Ushuaia. Travelers going around the country by air, therefore,
will become familiar with Buenos Aires’s main domestic
airport, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery.
The control tower at Mendoza’s
Domestic Airlines key desti nations. LAN Argentina international airport
The number of domestic airlines oper ates services to major Reservations
is expected to grow in line with cities around South America, Reservations can be made
the Argentinian economy and the US, and Europe. The LAN via the websites of various
the expansion of the tourist group merged with Brazilian domestic airlines or at their
sector. Presently, Aerolíneas airline TAM in 2012 to form the branch offices. Electronic tickets
Argentinas (see p324) is the largest airline in the region. are valid, though paper versions
country’s largest domes tic Sol Linéas Aéreas was the can only be collected by the
carrier, handling about first regional low-cost airline in credit card holder. It is advi sable
80 percent of the total traffic. Argentina. It serves destinations for travelers to carry a printout
Its sister airline, Austral Líneas mainly in the center of the of the email sent to them
Aéreas, is more commonly country, such as Rosario and confirming the booking. Visitors
known as Austral. It provides Córdoba, as well as coastal who are prepared to spend
a good flight network across resorts such as Mar del Plata, some time surfing online travel
Argentina, linking the capital Villa Gesell, and Punta del Este agencies, and are flexible about
with more than 30 destinations. in Uruguay. Another low-cost the days on which they travel,
The main competitors of airline is Andes Líneas Aéreas, will usually be able to secure
Aerolíneas Argentinas and which has flights from Buenos discounted fares. Aerolíneas
Austral are Lade and LAN Aires to Salta. Baires Fly planes Argentinas and Austral offer by
Argentina. The former is a state- can carry a maximum of 19 far the greatest choice of flights
owned airline operated by the passen gers, but it has a flight and destinations, but those
Argentinian military that runs network for both international search ing for a bargain should
domestic flights to a number of and national flights. check with their competitors.

A view of the domestic airport in Buenos Aires, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery

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