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Checking In free or with a 90 percent dis- DIRECTORY
Checking in is usually very count and between 2–11 years
straightforward. Travelers must old, they are charged only 67 Domestic Airlines
have their ticket or flight percent of the ticket price for Andes Líneas Aéreas
reference number at hand adults. There are no special Office 3, Florida 656,
along with their passports. At prices for senior citizens or Buenos Aires.
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery it is students. Most airlines also
advisable to arrive at least an offer conces sionary fares to City Map 5 D3.
Tel (0810) 777-26337.
hour before the departure time, groups of more than nine
and about 2 hours in advance at people traveling together. ∑ andesonline.com
provincial airports. Online Baires Fly
check-in is possible for travelers Hangars 5–10, Aeroparque
with electronic tickets from Jorge Newbery, Ave Sarmiento
36 hours prior to departure time s/n, Buenos Aires.
up to two hours before the City Map 5 F1.
flight is scheduled to take off. Tel (011) 4776-0844.
Industrial action by pilots or ∑ bairesfly.com
ground crew is not unknown,
so keep an eye on the news. Lade
Perú 714, Buenos Aires.
City Map 5 D3.
Baggage Restrictions Tel (0810) 810-5233.
Visitors can carry up to 33 lb ∑ lade.com.ar
(15 kg) on domestic flights with LAN Argentina
Aerolíneas Argentinas, and up Corrientes 336, Buenos Aires.
to 44 lb (20 kg) with LAN City Map 3 E4.
Argentina. However, both Passengers waiting by information screens Tel (0810) 999-9526.
airlines only allow 11 lb (5 kg) at Jorge Newbery airport ∑ lan.com
as hand luggage. Travelers on
hunting trips will have to get a Shuttle Services Sol Líneas Aéreas
special license to carry firearms. There are regular shuttle Tel (0810) 444-4765.
services between Ezeiza and ∑ sol.com.ar
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Air Passes and organized by the company Shuttle Services
Concessionary Fares Manuel Tienda León. These
Domestic flights in Argentina provide air-conditioned Manuel Tienda León
Aves Madero & San Martín,
can, unfortunately, be expen- buses that seat at least 45 Buenos Aires.
sive. Aerolíneas Argentinas passen gers. They organize City Map 3 D3.
offers a discount called Visite pick-up and delivery, luggage Tel (011) 4315-5115 and (0810)
Argentina. Those who book a deposit, special services such 888-5366 (toll free).
flight from a foreign airport to as guided tours, and even ∑ tienda leon.com.ar
Ezeiza International Airport chauffeured limousines.
and book an onward domes tic
flight at the same time can
secure dis counts of between
20 to 30 percent. For exam ple, Buenos Aires Flight Duration Chart
instead of paying US$272 for 1:10 Córdoba 1:15 = Duration in hours: minutes
a flight from Buenos Aires to (This chart does not include layover time)
Bariloche, the same route will 2:15 3:15 Salta
cost only US$170.
LAN’s Sudamérica Airpass 3:40 4:50 5:55 Ushuaia
offers special rates for those
who purchase three or more 0:55 2:10 3:10 4:35 Mar Del Plata
one-way LAN flights within
Latin America. The pass must 2:20 3:30 4:35 6:00 3:15 Bariloche
be bought 14 days before the
first flight and it is better to 3:13 4:10 3:28 6:53 4:07 5:33 El Calafate
check the dis count percen tage
before book ing. If arriv ing in
Argentina from another Latin 1:50 3:00 4:05 4:30 2:45 4:10 5:03 Mendoza
American country or from 1:25 2:40 3:40 5:05 2:20 3:45 4:38 3:15 Corrientes
Spain, it is wise to check the
package deals on offer. Up until
the age of two, children travel

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