Miles to Argentina
May 1, 2002 | 2:25 pm
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Miles to Argentina
Does anyone know which airline offers travel to Argentina for the fewest frequent flyer miles. I will be using miles to bring a friend from Argentina to the NE US (so probably a Buenos Aires-NYC route), with a departure in July and a return in December? I believe its 60K on American and 50K on Delta but I can't find information for other airlines, particularly ones which are partners of US carries and would therefore take miles in a US carrier account. I have miles in Diners and in Amex which I could convert as needed. Thanks.
May 1, 2002 | 2:30 pm
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50K in Economy for United. I think its the same amount for American.
May 1, 2002 | 2:43 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Gaucho100K:
I think its the same amount for American.</font>
I think its the same amount for American.</font>
Business class requires 90K miles and first requires 125K miles.
May 1, 2002 | 4:27 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by moondog:
UA is a very good deal in C (80K) or F (100K).</font>
UA is a very good deal in C (80K) or F (100K).</font>
May 1, 2002 | 9:29 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LemonThrower:
35 on CO to Brazil, Argentina is probably the same.</font>
35 on CO to Brazil, Argentina is probably the same.</font>
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May 1, 2002 | 9:47 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by writetorich:
CO does not service Argentina. They are the cheapest to Brasil as LemonThrower astutely points out.
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CO does not service Argentina. They are the cheapest to Brasil as LemonThrower astutely points out.
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You'll definately have to transfer in Panama City to a CO flight, because Copa doesn't have a route to EWR/NYC.
May 2, 2002 | 1:27 pm
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Just bought a ticket from Oakland, California, to Buenos Aires on Delta for 50000 miles.
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May 2, 2002 | 1:47 pm
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This topic discussion pointed me in what seems like the right direction. I was able to book a COPA/Co combination from Buenos Aires to Burlington, VT, with plane and airline changes in Panama City and again at EWR. One downside is that the timing of the once-a-day flights means that one has to overnight in Panama City each way. The person taking this routing to come here is from Argentina, and he does not need a visa for Panama (those of us from the US need visas) so the overnight won't be a problem. The lowest fare I could get was around $900 and that only got him as far as JFK. Maybe there are better angles, but 35K is remarkably few miles considering the distance involved.