Day 1.

Heading up the escalators after passing through immigration and security at Terminal 1 at Dubai International Airport. We had already printed out our boarding passes, only had carry-ons, used the e-gates for immigration and there was no queue for security so we were through in no time.


Queuing up for the train to Concourse D.


In the Marhaba lounge to get a bite to eat in the early morning.


After enjoying our first trip South America last year we were keen to head back and see some more of the continent.

Flights to South America on Emirates were quite expensive at ~$2k with slightly cheaper options available via Europe or North America. We had flown to São Paulo (GRU) via Lome (LFW) on Ethiopian Airlines last year however for a very cheap $1120.

Ethiopian Airlines had since begun service to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires via São Paulo (GRU) for also a very reasonable $1380.

I decided to take advantage of the cheap fare and upcoming Eid al Fitr holidays to plan a second trip to South America.

Our domestic flights were on Aerolíneas Argentinas, Austral Líneas Aéreas and LATAM Argentina for $130 to $150 for each leg.

Hence our flight schedule for the trip was:
Day 1: Flying Ethiopian Airlines (ET) from Dubai to Buenos Aires via Addis Ababa and São Paulo (DXB-ADD-GRU-EZE).
Day 3: Flying Aerolíneas Argentinas (AR) from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazú (AEP-IGR).
Day 6: Flying Austral Líneas Aéreas (AR) from Puerto Iguazú to Salta (IGR-SLA).
Day 9: Flying LATAM Argentina (4M) from Salta to Buenos Aires (SLA-AEP).
Day 11: Flying Ethiopian Airlines (ET) from Buenos Aires to Dubai via São Paulo and Addis Ababa (EZE-GRU-ADD-DXB).