Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Matt Regan

30 July 2006

EZE-AKLD : a 14 hour flight. Travelled economy class, plane in good nick (appeared quite new), plenty of leg room, cabin crew friendly and very helpful. No hesitation in recommending Aerolineas or travelling with them again on this sector.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Anthony Adams

6 July 2006

BA (Aeroparque) - Patagonia (Trelew) and BA - Mendoza, both in June06, both Business Class. Older MD80s with Austral livery with large Business Class seats - 8 Business Class seats in both - felt very spacious. Spotless cabin and service was attentive and quick - sandwich combo each time - nothing special, but edible. No real issues, was surprised I expected a lot of delays - but really a pleasant surprise. Not as expensive as I thought either

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Andrew Coogans

3 June 2006

Bariloche - Buenos Aires (Aeroparque) Economy Class. Bought an eticket 2 days in advance for the same price as I had checked a week before. Quick check in at Bariloche, quick boarding and an on time departure. Aircraft was an old Boeing 737-200 series with old style square looking seats but certainly more legroom than I had imagined. The cabin interior was spotless. I was surprised to be offered a sandwich, biscuits and drinks on this 2 hour flight. Would fly AR domestic in Argentina again (as if there was much of a choice anyway).

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Wolfgang Mueller

15 March 2006

Madrid - Buenos Aires (747-400). Poor inflight service. After meals had been served stewardesses retired. No further drinks served until breakfast. Movies were informed to be shown, but were not displayed (no individual screens). Once departure time was reached, doors were closed and the plane parked for almost one hour before departure - no deck information. At least landing was punctual. Buenos Aires - Madrid (economy) flight 1130 in 747-400. Flight delay of 9 hours due to pilot and technical staff strike. At no point in time Aerolineas ground staff was in control of the situation of the overpacked airport. They were also unable to manage the number of flights and handled finally one flight every hour. Result: four flight scheduled for this evening to Madrid got mixed up in luggage with a respective desaster upon arrival (luggage of four 747 was dispatched on just two belts). After arrival connection flights were not organised and only own initiative enabled us to catch a flight to Frankfurt at last second. The fully booked flight was serviced by just nine inflight attendents. Very slow, but at least this time movies were displayed.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Jonathan Duff

28 February 2006

JFK-EZE Airbus 340. Excellent service. Friendly staff, clean aircraft. Comfortable seats in Economy. Food very good and excellent wine. Compared to airlines in the US I choose Aerolineas hands down to go to Buenos Aires. Keep in mind that when you travel using a US airline, they charge you for wine and also charge you for headphones. Aerolineas still treat those who travel Economy with friendliness, respect and professionalism.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Ian Gallagher

26 February 2006

Ushuaia - to Buenos Aires on MD87 -Flying with Aerolineas Argentinas during the wildcat strikes of the pilots. Looking at the news the night before, it looked like I would not be flying for weeks, as the only airline serving Ushuaia was Aerolineas and Austral. Rang central reservations to confirm that the flight would be delayed, but looked like it was operating. Turned up to airport as I wanted to make sure I would get out. There were people everywhere and the staff were getting a battering as normal. We did not believe we would be going anywhere, then a announcement came that the flight was in the air and would be landing, magic word was code–share, this flight was operated by Austral. Check in was then quick and efficient with the ground staff (even with no computers after the system went down!). Got our seats and up to boarding gate after paying the airport taxes. Boarding was swift and efficient, the flight crew welcomed us aboard and apologised for the delay. We were not too bothered about the delay as we were the only flight out that day! Seating was comfortable in the MD 87, there was a quick stopover at Rio Grande on the way, and then on to Buenos Aires. Meal was served soon after the flight from Rio Grande with a full bar service, with the cabin attendants making 2-3 passes with drinks. Flight landed smoothly in Buenos Aires, bags arrived within a few minutes into a very quiet airport, except for protest stands for the pilots who then blocked the airport the next day! Overall except for the disruption, Aerolineas are a good airline and have good in-flight service. We were relieved to get on a flight at all, lucky for us it was operated by Austral. Once the problems get resolved, it will be a good airline again.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Thorkild Lykke

7 February 2006

EZE to GIG Business Class. No waiting for check-in in Buenos Aires, no line in passport control, arrival in Rio de Janeiro on time. Catering was good. Drinks served prior to take-off and canapes. Hot lunch with 2 choices of main course. Business class full (8 seats) and I was the last to be served so no choice but I got what I wanted. During the flight music was played - some find it annoying but I quite liked it. I would recommend AR Business Class based on this experience.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Denise Williams

31 January 2006

SYD to EZE with no drama except that they don't have any real milk. The dramas started 2 days later when our flight to Colombia with them was cancelled. We had wasted all day at the airport, with luggage booked through for a flight that didn't happen. We were shunted back to Buenos Aires in coaches and put in various hotels (at the airline expense). The flight did take place the following day, but with a lot of disgruntled passengers onboard. The same thing happened one month later, in early January 2006, when my son flew to Colombia. Overbooking seems to be the problem. Will not fly with them again. The staff at the Airport in Ezeiza don't seem to care at all. They gave no announcements about the cancellations. We only found out from other passengers passing the information on.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Peter Navin

29 January 2006

Just arrived back from Argentina flying Aerolineas Argentinas in cattle class. Cramped, congested, overheated cabin, low standard of food and service and 12 hours of darkness - who sleeps for 12 hours anyway ? All our luggage left at Buenos Aires and, when it arrived a couple of days later at our home, was damaged and contents wet! This airline's domestic flights were slightly better except for the lack of ability to confirm/book flights in reasonable time. Those who have offered good comments about their experiences must have been with another carrier or did we just travel on the wrong days ? We will have to think long and hard before we fly with this carrier again.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Phil Wynne

27 January 2006

LGW-EZE, and various flights in country. Bumped off business class on LGW-MAD leg! MAD-EZE : service from flight attendants couldn't be faulted. We were welcomed to Argentina with a handshake as we landed. Food on way out was excellent - presented on china with a flower on the tray. Wines were excellent. FA encouraged us to try different wines from Argentina to accompany our meal - all excellent. Slept at least 7 hours on the way out and was woken by a good breakfast. Internal flights were good even - won a raffle for a free meal in Iguazu!! Service and seating on both legs were good. I know that BA/IB have newer seats but Aerolineas Argentinas service and welcome was excellent.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Tony Llewelyn

6 January 2006

Can't believe anyone has a good comment about this incompetent, poorly organised and disfunctional airline, based on our recent experiences with them travelling to/from Sydney to South America and within South America. Service on flights was minimal, particularly on long hauls to/from Australia. In economy going to Buenos Aires, flight attendants "had better things to do" than serve customers such as chat, ignore sick passengers (my wife) - you help yourself and ask for water. On the delayed flight from Lima we got offered just one small glass of water the 2 hours we were stuck and no info during the delay. On every flight they couldn't even board passengers in timely or orderly manner, boarding started at time plane was due to depart and it was one call, instead of infirm, small kids, back of plane etc (TACA Peru could manage this as can all other airlines I have flown with). Never going near them again.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Robbie Shaw

23 November 2005

During a recent holiday to Argentina flew several legs with Aerolineas Argentinas. MAD-EZE-MAD legs were in business class on a B747-400 - good value fares and considerably cheaper than BA/Iberia. Seats comfortable, meal and wine fine. Their IFE does however let them down - just a choice of two films. On the return flight they even screened a film on the large screen - why ? Constant flickering made it difficult to sleep. Aerolineas did wonders and held two flights for us due incompetence of Air Plus Comet. At EZE their rep rushed us through the diplomatic channel for immigration so we could make or internal flight. Our luggage even made those two very tight connections. Internal flights EZE-Ushuaia, Ushuaia -Trelew and Trelew - Buenos Aires in economy and fine. Seat pitch not too close, aircraft very clean. Aerolineas Argentinas reputation in Europe tarnished by awful Air Plus Comet who, it seems, - especially after reading other comments, will do anything to avoid providing a service ! I would certainly use Aerolineas Argentinas again - but NOT Air Plus Comet !

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Simon Smith

2 November 2005

LGW-SCL (via MAD and EZE), returning EZE-LGW. There was a special offer business class fare for £1300, half the cost of BA or Iberia, so we thought we'd use this. We used the Aviance lounge in LGW, but this is very basic compared to those provided by BA or other carriers, and not much more comfortable than the standard seating area. Outward LGW-MAD on an MD80 operated by Air Plus Comet: comfortable 2+2 configuration in business class; basic snack provided; service OK but not exceptional. MAD-EZE on a fairly old 747-400: here, the seat was wide and very comfortable, reclining almost flat, and the food and wine was good. IFE relatively poor - choice of 4 films on the PTV. Service not very friendly compared to C class on BA, but better than Iberia; staff appeared not to speak much English, which is OK for me (I speak Spanish) but would be a problem for others. AR has no 1st class so business class uses the very front of the 747, plus the upper deck. Unfortunately persistent turbulence during the night meant I didn't get much sleep, although I guess this was not AR's fault. After arrival in EZE and a while in the (rather better) lounge there, on to an antique 737-200 for the final leg to SCL; seats (2+2) were more comfortable than newer aircraft, but it did look very worn. Breakfast was OK apart from the hot dish, waffle with dulce de leche, which was horrible. Return EZE-MAD very similar to outward journey. On arrival at MAD things started to go wrong: the airport was in complete chaos, with a 30+ minute wait at security for transfer pax. AR uses the (quite decent) AENA lounge but this isn't advertised and AR ground staff didn't know, so we we had to go around the airport asking. Flight MAD-LGW delayed by an hour due to a lost passenger. We heard the staff debating whether to travel with their luggage (unaccompanied), which was rather alarming, but finally they offloaded it. There were not enough business class seats for the booked pax, so some got involuntarily downgraded - if this had been me I would have been furious. Newspapers were in Spanish only but all business class pax were English. On takeoff staff announced that the "the service will be cancelled due to bad weather" - which meant no food or drink for a (nearly) 2 hour flight, for most of which the weather was fine. All in all an OK experience given the price but rather spoiled by the final MAD-LGW leg. Also, AR really need to get some newer aircraft.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Stephane Bercher

27 October 2005

In regards to Adrian Pelletier's review below, I am sorry to inform him that the EU-mandated compensation he will claim is not available if his flight was heavily delayed or even canceled due to technical reasons. In short, you may only request compensation if the flight was delayed or canceled due to "commercial reasons" - whatever that means. The new EU law is not often in passengers' favour, despite what many misinformed medias have said.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Jean Luc Arroarin

23 October 2005

Barcelona to Buenos Aires. Finally a nonstop flight between this two cities, no more waiting at Madrid. The aircraft was an Airbus 340, clean and very spacious with good legroom, I was flying on Economy Class. I was surprised that there was no Personal TV, but the selection of music chanels and movie compensate it. Also the magazine is excellent. The crew was cheerful, helpful and attentive. They show care and respect for the passenger. Next time I'll choose Aerolineas Argentinas for convenience and good service.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Adrian Pelletier

20 October 2005

Just returned from a return trip LGW-MAD with AR. I almost always use Star Alliance carriers though had to make a last-minute trip and AR was the best for price on this occasion. There was an hour delay on the outbound and almost three hours on the inbound. The latter was due to a change of aircraft for technical reasons. A refreshment was offered to passengers. I will be writing to AR to request my EU-mandated compensation. Despite the delays, I would consider using this service again if the price were right. For the same price as Easyjet you are offered a light meal on both legs. The (mainly) Argentine crew on the outbound were exceptionally friendly and helpful and the Spanish crew on the inbound were likewise. It was also a pleasure to have announcements given in both Spanish and English. Seat pitch was fairly tight but fine for 2 hours.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Ellen Stewart

16 October 2005

Buenos Aires-Lima-Mexico. Economy Class. Rear of the plane. The plane was an Airbus 310 - good legroom and comfortable. FA's were friendly, attentive and polite. The food was average, nothing different from other airlines. The wines are just excellent. I must say that I was a little apprehensive of flying with Aerolineas Argentinas, but this flight was a nice surprise for me.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Stephane Oremberg

22 September 2005

CDG-MAD-EZE. Paris Madrid on time flight,OK food, FA polite but not very friendly. The cabin interior a little old, airplane MD88. Madrid-Buenos Aires Economy Class, Boeing 747-400 : good legroom, food was average and wines are top quality. The only bad thing was no personal IFE. But the magazine is excellent both in Spanish and english and the crew members are helpful, friendly and attentive. All in all, a very pleasant experience with Aerolineas Argentinas.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Sergio Bucovich

16 August 2005

Just came back from a trip on AR from Buenos Aires (Aeroparque) to Mendoza and was impressed with the service. This flight is a short 1.35 minutes and they provided a snack that was very tasty and offered free wine too. The service was very good and professional. Flight attendants were always making sure everyone had everything they needed. Overall, it was an impressive flight.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Leendert Jan Wieberdink

3 August 2005

Flew Mendoza-Aeroparque and Aeroparque Trelew. First leg in a Boeing 737, second in a MD83. The planes were a bit old bit well kept and clean, the staff was attentive and efficient. Food nothing special but I've had worse. I'd happily fly this airline again.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by William Agius

22 July 2005

Buenos Aires Aeroparque to Iguacu in Economy. The town airport in Buenos Aires is very close to the city center and provides very easy access. Queueing at the airport for check-in was pretty bad with the queue to the Aerolineas Argentinas counters nearly reaching all the way to the exit! The flight itself was not bad at all, I was surprised that we even got sandwiches to eat on a relatively short domestic flight. Having said that, the sandwich was definitely nothing to write home about! Aircraft was a B737-200 which looked very well kept, although the cabin interior certainly gave its age away! Cabin crew were not exactly what I would call friendly, they simply didn't say anything at all! All in all, the flight was okay for what it was but I don't think Aerolineas would be my first choice for a longhaul flight!

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Alex Guilbert

12 May 2005

LGW-MAD-EZE "direct" (with change of planes) flight, economy. Air-Plus to Madrid, flight, aircraft, snack lunch and FAs pleasant, not too long a wait in MAD. MAD-EZE leg OK; aircraft (Boeing 747) clean, though I knew to bring a few books rather than rely on IFE (screens in aisles). FAs polite and friendly contrary to previous reports, though I did not see them making any cabin checks during the night. Though the dinner was pretty awful, chicken in sauce that tasted as if it had come in a tin from a low cost supermarket, and a rice and red cabbage salad. Return legs similar, food better, beef good albeit a bit gristly, but wine drinkers near me were all offered an extra bottle. Delay at MAD of 3 hours due to "airport congestion" cost me my LGW connection home, but I doubt this was their fault. Having flown Iberia, BA, and Swiss from London to Buenos Aires, I would rate this on a par with Iberia, but lacking the polish of Swiss and BA.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by B E Miles

12 April 2005

Further to my previous comments on AR,they are now vastly improved since my last flights with them, recently completed 8 flights with them. Allocated seat numbers, strictly adhered to. All flights on time Except EZE /MAD, aircraft had doors closed ready to push back, when someone decided that all hold baggage should be x-rayed, 1 1/2 hrs later we left, MAD/LGW flight held for us. FA's were human on most flights, but the beef steak on the EZE/MAD had escaped from the shoe leather factory, from what I saw everybody left it. All aircraft clean inside and out. EZE/MAD flight was an air Comet + 742, now a bit old and no seat back screens.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Stefaan Meulders

26 March 2005

We flew several domestic flights Economy Class with Austral / Aerolineas Argentinas in March. Most flights were between 60 and 90 minutes. Snacks one these flights were quite uninspired, ham & cheese sandwiches and more of the same ham & cheese sandwiches... Only on the longer Trelew-Ushuaia flight we had a more inspired and tasteful dinner. On all flights Aerolinas Argentinas were generous with drinks including very good Argentine red wine (Malbec Cabernet blend). All flights were as good as full but flight attendants were very friendly and helpful. On the flight Calafate-Trelew was a big group of French tourists, to our surprise announcements were not only in Spanish and English but in a kind of French as well resulting a roar with pleasure of the French passengers. Combined with the clean and fresh cabin interiors of the MD-83’s and 737’s we flew with and with all flights being on time we really enjoyed flying Aerolinas Argentinas.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Fred Watson

21 March 2005

My wife and flew last week with Aerolineas Argentinas from MAD to EZE and back in an old 747. Unfortunately, we were both left feeling annoyed. The flight was full on both outbound and inbound legs. Despite turning up early at the airport, check in staff couldn't give us two seats together where one would be an isle. Needless to say, in true cattle class form, the 12:25 hours flew by sat in the middle seats of the aircraft. Additionally, a couple of hours of reading might of helped to take one's mind of the discomfort, only had the reading light functioned. Return leg wasn't that much better, although we did manage to get assigned seats that were at the end of the wing, with plenty of engine noise to stop one from sleeping. The seat wouldn't recline and the headphone socket was dysfunctional. The staff failed to even put even a forced smile forward when the curtains to their quarters were drawn. Despite ordering vegetarian meals for my wife on both legs, they couldn't locate the order, but in the favour eventually found it 20 mins after everyone else had been served. The pilots did not at anytime introduce themselves over the tannoy system, or inform us of our flight time and arrival.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Steve Denton

27 February 2005

Ushuaia-Trelew, 19th February 2005. The aircraft was unable to land in Trelew because of bad weather. Instead, it continued on to Buenos Aires, its final destination. The cabin crew were extremely courteous and efficient, informing us all individually (28 passengers in total) what arrangements had been made for us. On arrival at Aeroparque, AR representatives were on hand in the baggage hall to give us tickets for the first available flight back to Trelew the next day and a bus took us without delay to a hotel for the night. Breakfast and lunch were provided. The bus then returned in the afternoon to take us back to the airport. The way in which Aerolineas Argentinas handled this problem went a long way to compensate for our disappointment in not being able to visit the Valdés Peninsula. The other passengers to whom we spoke were also very impressed with the customer service of Aerolineas Argentinas and I can only assume that the Trelew - Buenos Aires passengers were treated in a similar way. During our holiday in Argentina, we were also impressed by the cleanliness and smart appearance of the aircraft, the courtesy of the cabin crew and the punctuality of the flights (we made 10 AR flights in total).

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Lucian Comoy

7 February 2005

I caught a return Rome-BA flight in January 2005. An airbus in both cases, and both flights with every seat filled. The attendants were relaxed and very helpful, and the grub was good, with plenty of additional water and soft drinks (or wine, beer) to hydrate. Reasonable leg room, and one of the softest landings I've ever had. But why oh why put on a film which can only be of marginal interest even to a US national (about baseball)?! I'd certainly fly with AA again.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by David Ellis

7 February 2005

Aerolineas Argentinas LGW-MAD-EZE-SCL return in business class . Two days before departure Travelocity's intinerary showed a major change to the schedule of the EZE-MAD flight, meaning that we'd miss the connection with MAD-LGW. Neither Travelocity nor Aerolineas Argentinas had informed us of the schedule change. Two hours of phone calls the day before departure finally got confirmation of rebooking on a later EZE-MAD-CDG flight and a BMI flight for CDG-LHR. Outbound, the LGW-MAD flight was a 737-200, seats the same pitch as economy, adequate snack. MAD-EZE was the usual 747-400 from a dated fleet with very limited inflight entertainment. The electrics on our seats and overhead lights were inoperative, so we were moved up to the upper deck. The seats had about 60% incline and we actually got some sleep. Food was a mixed bad: the cold food either side of the 'main' course was actually quite good, but the hot course was atrocious. Staff were fairly unfriendly to non-Spanish speakers. EZE-SCL was a MD-88 with a small business section with better seats and again OK food. The inbound flight was were the problems really occurred. We checked with the airline in Buenos Aires the day before returning that the schedule was as it was before we left the UK. Confusion reigned as our reallocated seats came up as 'no show'. Eventually we had confirmation of the EZE-MAD seats although the BMI flight remained vague. At check-in at SCL, confusion continued; this time, the seats came up as blocked. After 45 minutes of standing at check-in, we were informed that the seats had been 'unblocked'; we were also assured that the BMI flight was confirmed and that we'd be able to collect new tickets/boarding pass at CDG. While all this was going on, our luggage was whisked away on the conveyor belt but check-in staff forgot to put luggage receipts on our tickets. The SCL-EZE and EZE-MAD flights were much the same as outbound but food was slightly better. The seats worked this time. Staff showed stress at coping with feeding/watering 22 people on the lower deck. Stopover in EZE was for 8 hours and we passed the time with limited food but plentiful fluids in the business class lounge. Oh, and we also checked with the airline's agent at EZE that all was still OK with the BMI flight from CDG. MAD came and went and we arrived at CDG. This time, no Aerolineas Argentinas agent and no record according to BMI that we were booked on the CDG-LHR flight. And luggage lost. Air France finally came to our rescue and put us on the last flight of the day back to LHR. And how do we feel? Well, absolutely furious with Aerolineas Argentinas's incompetence. We were unnecessarily stressed before departure and incredibly stressed on our return, which undid most of the positives of the holiday. Needless to say, we're asking for generous compensation.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Simon Smith

10 November 2004

Aerolineas Argentinas LGW-MAD-EZE return in economy. It's advertised as a direct flight with one stop but in fact you have to change in Madrid. The LGW-MAD leg is operated by Air Plus, a Spanish charter airline, and was rather uncomfortable - although they do still provide a meal. MAD- EZE, on a 747-400, was much better. Legroom was far more generous than other airlines I've used, and so I slept for 6-7 hours in both directions. Check-in was very easy and quick. On the downside, food was horrible, the staff were invisible and there were no seatback TVs. On balance I would use Aerolineas next time, particularly as the alternative is BA (better service but terrible legroom) or Iberia (awful in every respect). Also did 4 domestic flights - all on-time and reasonably comfortable, but aircraft had seen better days.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Lyn Evans

21 October 2004

We flew from Sydney to Auckland then on to BA. The flight to Auckland was OK however during the long flight from Auckland to BA not one flight attendant offered water or juice to passengers except at meal times. The crew disappeared up to business class and at one stage there was no crew member in economy. The same happened on our return leg from BA to Auckland. On our flight to Lima the same again! On our return flight from Lima the crew watched as luggage fell out of the overheads on to my arm and did nothing to assist me. The MD aircraft was so cramped and uncomfortable. Aerolineas have a well-deserved bad reputation! Their service is deplorable!

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Charles Urbansal

30 August 2004

Buenos Aires to Caracas with Aerolineas Argentinas. I have flown this route several times but last week I found out they changed the aircraft from md88 to an airbus 310 , and they also changed the stops, before they used to stop in Santa Cruz Bolivia but now is a non stop flight to Caracas and Caracas Buenos Aires via Bogotá. The service was very good indeed, great looking and caring flight attendants, the food was very healthy as usually and both flights were on time. Aerolineas Argentinas is definitively one of the best in South America.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Fernando Dominguez

21 June 2004

I flew several times on AR. Once, on a flight from Miami to Cancun, the plane (a 28 year-old 747) was awful. The space between seats was minimum, and the food was disgusting. Luckily this flight lasted just an hour and forty minutes. Seven days after that "nightmare", I returned to Buenos Aires. The flight had a delay of eight hours. The airline only gave us ten US dollars to have lunch. Only two hours after the flight took off, the F/A spilt hot coffee on my legs. Despite having great flights on this airline, and being proudly Argentinian, I wouldn't flight again on Aerolíneas Argentinas, if i have the chance to fly another airline

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by G C Chiarenza

26 February 2004

I flew from BA to Montevideo last year. I was very surprised to enjoy the generous and comfort space of an old 737-200 which I supposed to be recently painted or washed as it shines. The crew were very nice and the snack was good regarding a 30 minutes flight. And the better, the quality of the flight as all argentine captains have, I felt to be very safe to fly with them. Sure, if I have the chance, I would fly AR again !

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Kevin A. Schunke

1 January 2004

Flew Aerolineas F/C from Iguazu Falls (via Aeroparque) to Ushuaia, then return to EZE, in Dec 2003. VERY prompt departures on all flights. Aircraft have certainly seen better days. On the three flights, one F/A was very friendly and outgoing; the others seemed as if we, the passengers, were interfering in their lives. Quality of F/C food was very disappointing, but good Argentinian wines. If they offer the only service, then would fly them again.

Aerolineas Argentinas review - by Derek Gollan

8 December 2003

On board and airport experiences with AR have been positive and satisfactory but attempting to obtain credits for flights flown has been a frustrating experience. All supporting documents apparently went astray between AR MIA and BUE. Marketing Dept in MIA refuses to respond to follow up faxes, obviously hoping the passenger will disappear. I suggested a compromise but again no answer. AR'S domestic and regional inflight service is far superior to U.S. carriers but the airline is being let down by indifferent marketing staff in MIA. This type of indifference doesn't encourage new bookings and we are planning several more flights in South America including Argentina but will seek to book away from AR wherever possible.