SkyTeam member Aerolineas Argentinas has been a bit of a mess — the airline has been government owned since 2008, and lost money for 18 consecutive years. The company was given enough support to stay alive, but not enough of an investment to actually succeed.
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Knowing the political stance Argentina has, I wouldn't be surprised to see if this influences them going for Starlink, which would be a major upgrade to the passenger experience, as when I flew them between Buenos Aires and Santiago the experience left a lot to be desired up in premium economy.
At least their long-haul product desperately needs an upgrade. The short-haul is actually quite pleasant, in particular their Premium Economy which features US-style first class seats.
There are so few reviews of Aerolineas Argentinas business class out there...
Though it seems like 1 or 2 of their A330s have the TAP Portugal business class product?
What and I and all other readers want to know is whether passengers in first class will still be able to send faxes from the sky?
“…seats in business class that are in a 2-2-2 configuration, so that’s mighty uncompetitive nowadays.”
Hey, a 5 star Skytrax German airline has the majority of its business fleet in this format.
As a huge fan of Buenos Aires, this is a great update.
The carrier has one of my Top 5 favourite liveries. Bold and very beautiful in person, on any of their aircraft.
AA is dominant on EZE - US flights, where I sometimes see 5 or 6 777's on the ground at the same time. In the past, there was even a 787 nonstop to LAX.
Argentina has been in a major free fall since 2001. If you have never been, GO, Buenos Aires is amazing amazing. Looks like Paris, is dirt dirt cheap, great food and shopping, and lovely lovely people.
I wish them well!
Argentinians have been through alot and BA indeed is a beautiful city.
It is more notable that, although they are part of SkyTeam, DL has expanded its joint venture with Latam to Argentina. LA now operates MIA-EZE while DL operates JFK and ATL-EZE, the latter of which is double daily during the peak holiday periods.
It's no longer dirt cheap, it just hasn't become ridiculously expensive yet. Up until 2023, I could stay in a junior suite for about €35 per night, nowadays that's barely sufficient for lunch at a parilla de barrio.
@Jordan - I don't know when you were there last, but Buenos Aires is no longer "dirt cheap". Restaurant prices now equal most US restaurants (not high end places though).
Last time I flew AR was on a 747 out of MIA with a business colleague. When we asked for a second glass of wine, F/A brought the bottle and put it on the tray table and said "enjoy." She then went to sit in the galley and smoke for the remainder of the flight.
You have it totally wrong. The cut off of welfare from the government forced them to become efficient in order to stay in business.