Originally Posted by
rabble
First off, LAN is a much better airline than the alternatives serving argentina, chile, peru, and ecuador. But there are a couple big downsides. First off they make you buy a foreigner fare, which is a lot more than residents. And they actually CHECK to see if you're a foreigner. Secondly, you don't earn many miles, because within south america most fare classes earn %25 or %33.
With aerolineas argentinas and other domestic airlines within argentina, you can buy a residents ticket, which are much cheaper, and they DO NOT CHECK to make sure you have a DNI (argentine residents card).
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That's true - the foreigner fare is a true nightmare ... unbelievable.
As EXP however you earn minimum 250 points / 500 miles for national
flights on low-fares and actual points / miles for higher fare classes.