We made it to the airport at around 8:45PM, about two hours before departure. Traffic wasn’t nearly as bad to the airport as it was when we drove into the city during rush hour, so it only took about 30 minutes.
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Nice Review. You might want to check your arrival time as you said you arrived at the airport at 10:45pm and got to the gate at 10:15pm.
Ben,
You mentioned a concern in checking in that you could have problems with the amount of your carry-on luggage, so your had your traveling companions watch your stuff while you checked in.
What tips can you give about making sure that heavy carry-ons are "out of the way" while checking in, and what would you have done if you were traveling solo and had no one to watch your stuff?
Thanks!!!
Also, just thought I'd mention that this lounge looks to be head and shoulders above the AA Admirals lounge, which seems to be perpetually dirty and always overcrowded.
I was there a couple of days ago and the lounge was super crowded, but it's definitely the nicer lounge at Ezeiza.
Thanks for the review, Ben!
I was just there the other night. It was crowded because all flights were delayed due to the weather. I felt bad for the lounge attendants as they couldn't keep up with the demanding crowd! Other than that, it's probably the nicest lounge I've been to in SA. For me, it's better and feels more spacious than the LAN lounge at SCL and the SUMAQ lounge in LIM (ick!).
Yes, the food was so-so, but they served us a full dinner on the flight anyway so I didn't want to stuff myself at the lounge. The nespresso machines were a nice touch!
Asked about the showers, though the lounge attendant said they were closed. The restrooms were nice though. You get your own private stall with a sink and a mirror inside.
@Craig:
I was in that situation couple of times. Usually I rest the carry at a distant place, usually in front of the empty counters where I can watch them and then to go the desk. Once done I grab my bag on my way. This is not so easy in Busy Airports.
Lucky, you forgot to mention the separate freezer full of helado! The wine selection was very good and, although the snacks were light, there was a good variety stashed in different places in the lounge. I thought the lounge was a very pleasant place to spend a couple hours.
Presumably in this case it would not be a total disaster if LAN had insisted on checking your bag, since you could just get ahold of it again at customs when arriving in MIA and then not re-check it with AA?
@ Craig -- Hah, this is an art I've perfected over the years. If I'm traveling with someone else I'll usually just go to the counter one by one and have the other person wait with bags.
If I'm traveling alone I'll always just make sure to place my bag below the counter where the agent can't see it. If they want to weigh it I'll prop it on the scale with my foot under it, so it relives some of the weight.
Yes, I've put too much thought into this. 😉
Ben,
I will begin to practice going to the counter with my foot by the scale!
However, have you also encountered situations with airlines that only permit smaller carry-ons, and you were concerned that your carry-ons were too big, or that you had too many carry-ons?
What advice can you give on this? I have a flight in two weeks on TAP and I heard they have some tight carry-on rules. THANKS!!!
@ Craig -- Beyond the above there's not a whole lot that can be done. I've run into a few situations where they insist on checking bags, and there's not much that can be don ethen.
Lucky, you haven't been to the new *A lounge there I'm guessing...it's pretty awesome.
I was just at the *A lounge last week. It's really nice, has decent food and a good shower. Wifi is good enough for Skype as long as there is no one there. Once it fills up the speeds are approaching dial up.
I was just at the *A lounge last week. It's really nice, has decent food and a good shower. Wifi is good enough for Skype as long as there is no one there. Once it fills up the speeds are approaching dial up.
While agree the former AA lounge was awful (I am sure Trump would use more colorful words to describe it), I find the new lounge quite nice with a much improved selection of food. This is certainly not to say the LAN lounge isn't better. The one problem I have with LAN is that even in Business the FAs often don't seem to give a darn.