Aerolíneas Argentinas

While we still plan to take the high-speed ferry back to Buenos Aires, Aerolíneas Argentinas had some excellent fares for their morning flight to Montevideo in two weeks from tomorrow. As such, Anna and I will now make the 221-kilometre-long hop across the Rio de la Plata in an Embraer 190 belonging to the Skyteam member and state-owned flag carrier of Argentina. Having received almost 10 billion USD in subsidies from the government since 2008, Aerolíneas Argentinas is up there with Alitalia and SAS when it comes to losing money.

Anyhow, with SAS now having joined Skyteam, I promise to report on elite recognition and lounge access but, for the moment, SAS does not even appear in Aerolíneas Argentinas’ list of possible frequent flyer programmes, so the early signs are not that promising...