Your next flight could be free!

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    I'm flying down a couple days earlier than planned because I found a ridiculously cheap airfare on AA.

    The base fare was only $327 from LAX to EZE. The same price as LAX to JFK.

    I had to upgrade from that to get 2 free checked bags and an exit row, but still under $600.

    Quote from serafina

    @daveholman did you find the fare on your own or do you a fare tracker website? Every time I checked those websites, there was zero offer with Ezeiza as the departure airport.

    I owned a travel agency for years. Through my former partner I still have access to the GDS. She actually found it for me.

    Quote from serafina

    That's such an asset! Do you think that Google ITA offers the same tools as the GDS?

    I have tried to play around with the codes, but didn't get very far.

    I have to assume ITA gets their data from the GDS. It should produce the same results. And it's probably easier to work with.

    Quote from Rice

    Amazingly cheap fare, @daveholman . I haven’t heard of such a good deal on American in years!

    The downside is I have to go LAX-DFW-MIA-EZE, so it's about 22 hours with layovers. And yes, leaving from DFW or MIA on those same flights costs more.
    But I have lounge access and the food is better in the Flagship Lounges than on the planes. lol

    I often try the SCL stop if I must stop. Cleaner nice airport and zero customs or immigration delay. No crazy US domestic travelers during the stop. Direct from LAX or NYC, then also a few direct to downtown AEP or MDZ from SCL. It was much better when LATAM/LAN was partnered with AA

    Quote from daveholman

    The downside is I have to go LAX-DFW-MIA-EZE, so it's about 22 hours with layovers. And yes, leaving from DFW or MIA on those same flights costs more.
    But I have lounge access and the food is better in the Flagship Lounges than on the planes. lol

    We both have life memberships in American’s Admiral’s club. But the Flagship lounge in MIA is ZEALOUSLY guarded for Business Class travelers only.

    Argentina's isolation from where we want to go to in the world is one reason we don't travel as much as we used to...it's just too much bloody hassle. Even getting to/from Ezeiza is a pain in the arse.

    Just thinking about some of the routings we've done in the past make me shudder. There's no way we'd do them now.

    There are better routes, but I was a little surprised. I've been flying out of LAX all my life. I had to drive past another airport (Ontario) to get to there. I did it because from LAX you can get anywhere, non-stop.
    Except Argentina, apparently.