Originally Posted by
dkc715
Over Xmas 2013, my family will be connecting on UA from EWR to SCL via EZE. The connection out of EZE is on LAN (presumably UA has an interline agreement with LAN for baggage). Both the UA and AA websites now say they will not carry anyone to EZE without the bar code showing prepayment of the reciprocity fee. They refer questions to the Argentine authoritities. Of course, I e mailed them and got no response.
Does anyone have a link to an authoritative site which says if you are in transit at EZE you do not have to pay the fee? I will need something definite (not an opinion) in order to show United that they must let me board. For 6 people, I don't feel like paying $960 to see the inside of the EZE airport. Yet I don't want to take the chance that United says "sorry".
Of course, I will have LAN tickets showing onward travel 4 hours after landing at EZE, though it is not booked on the same record as my EWR to EZE flight.
Thanks for any assistance.
If it is not too late, you should probably try to avoid this and look into heading to SCL directly or connecting in a different city. EZE is a mess and you're likely going to run into heartache over this.