Best ever performance at Ezeiza

GlasgowJohn · October 9, 2018 at 12:27 PM

Just back in town after two weeks in France & Spain

Bloody tough work - almost had a heart attack at beer prices in Cannes ( 8 euros a pint)

Arrived at EZE at 19.40 , deplaned at 19.45 and out of the door to see wife and GJ Jr at 20.14 . Its the best I have done in 20 years ( 9 visiting and 11 residing)

Sailed through immigration - less people as the Argie nationals can use the automatic stations.

The bags were first out !

Customs no one there - my lane was staffed by a couple of very smart young customs officials who were actually looking at the screen .

UK passport in hand , I bid them "Good evening gentlemen!" and they responded likewise in acceptable English.

No electronics to declare and I had hidden some questionable foodstuffs ( 4 packs of jamon serrano de bellota ) in my business papers.

The only downer was traffic jams all the way back to Pilar/Escobar

serafina · October 9, 2018 at 2:22 PM Official Post

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Sailed through immigration - less people as the Argie nationals can use the automatic stations.

Please explain this. We are traveling in December and we both have Argentinian citizenship. Is it like herding the cattle of poor Argentinian nationals for AFIP to take advantage of them?

Splinter · October 9, 2018 at 2:37 PM Official Post

I think he means you can have your passport scanned and that's all.

serafina · October 9, 2018 at 2:43 PM Official Post

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I think he means you can have your passport scanned and that's all.

Phew! I thought we had an exclusive scanning line.

GlasgowJohn · October 9, 2018 at 3:38 PM

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Phew! I thought we had an exclusive scanning line.

I am referering to Immigration - Argentine nationals have automatic scanning unless they are under 18.

Customs is a separate thing . As far as I can see everyone is scanned but they pay more attention to Argentines.

Might be time to speak Italian and have your Italian passport in your hand.

This is technically illegal of course , so I am not really recommending this......

serafina · October 9, 2018 at 3:45 PM Official Post

I didn't know so, I haven't been in Ezeiza for a couple of years.

Aeroparque is so much closer. But the fun is going to be over soon.

Rice · October 9, 2018 at 4:59 PM

I’d give anything to be able to fly in through Aeroparque! Even tried flying through Rio a couple of years ago on GOL, but the flight went through EZE.

Once we even had to come into EZE on a flight from Bariloche because of a strike. Bad timing on our part.

Splinter · October 10, 2018 at 7:13 AM Official Post

I used the scanning method at Heathrow and it worked perfectly, in spite of a BSOD (blue screen of death).

Anything to speed up the bureaucracy is welcome.

Rice · October 10, 2018 at 7:28 AM

We’ve used the scanning method in New York and Atlanta, and appreciate the speeded-up process. But perhaps even better is the advantage at EZE, where we can’t use the scanner, but as GlasgowJohn pointed out, the big crowds scan, leaving the immigration lines shorter for us.

serafina · October 10, 2018 at 9:30 AM Official Post

I had used the scanning method in London, as well. I can't remember in which airport that was, maybe in Luton.

Do you have them also in the States?

GlasgowJohn · October 10, 2018 at 3:54 PM

If you have ESTA you can use special scanning booths in Miami ...

Rice · October 10, 2018 at 5:22 PM

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I had used the scanning method in London, as well. I can't remember in which airport that was, maybe in Luton.

Do you have them also in the States?

Yes. The first time we used one was in 2015 at NYC’s Kennedy Airport. In 2016, Atlanta started using scanners, so I’m sure Miami, Dallas, LA etc are all using them.

Best ever performance at Ezeiza

Splinter August 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM

Beer to be spent?

Splinter August 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM

Beer to be spent?

Splinter August 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM