Originally Posted by
pashber
Two of us are flying MIA - GIG via TAM (AA Award) on 3/10/16. We need to be in Buenos Aires to catch a ship on the 20th. AA has the best award structure for Deep South America (10K miles) but have not been able to find availability at any level for 3/15 - 3/17. I did speak to an agent but she couldn't find anything. Does anyone see availability for this itinerary?
I also checked with Alaska and they cannot find any availability on LAN. They cannot book FF awards on TAM.
For paid flights, looks like the best option currently is Emirates, which leaves at a decent hour and has a direct 3 hour flight; cost around $315PP. It doesn't appear as though this can be booked as an award, though.
You will most likely have to connect in GRU. There have been reports of problems with AA seeing space on TAM, but BA is showing space on JJ GIG-GRU, and then LA GRU-EZE. QR also flies GRU-EZE.