LAN vs AR baggage limits
 

My wife and I are taking several domestic Argentina flights in Y in the next few weeks, and I was hoping to have verification of what appears to be a huge difference between what LAN and AR publish as their baggage limits. I wonder if I'm misreading their respective websites.

LAN appears to allow 23 kgs of checked baggage and 8 kgs of carry-on plus a purse, laptop or diaper bag, per passenger.

In comparison, Aerolineas Argentinas appears to allow only 15 kgs of checked baggage and only 5 kgs of carry-on per passenger.

The difference between the 2 airlines seems too large, and I'm wondering whether anyone can either correct my reading of the respective websites, and/or advise whether these limits (especially AR's) are adhered to closely.

Thanks in advance!

LAN recently upped their weight from 20kg to 23kg, so the difference wasn't nearly as great a short time ago. I have no idea if AR is going to match, or even has any idea what LAN is doing.

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AR's enforcement is variable.... so that is also a factor.

Since no-one contradicted my reading of the baggage limits, my better half today requested that we cancel our AR flights and rebook onto LAN.

We travel fairly frequently, but I think that this is the first time we chose to not fly on an airline due to its restrictive baggage weight limits (where its direct competitor had baggage limits 50% higher and yet identical ticket prices). I'm nervous, however, because whenever we make travel decisions to overcome one issue, another one hits us upside the head....;)

ALWAYS choose LAN over Aerolineas when there is a choice even if it costs a bit more. If the prices are the same as in your case it's a complete no brainer. You won't regret the switch ;)

Amen !!!!

An update ---- we took 5 LAN flights over the past 2 weeks (AEP - BRC, ZAL - SCL - EZE, AEP - IGR - AEP), and all 5 were uneventfully lovely ---- clean planes, pleasant service, on-time departures and arrivals. Two tips that we learned after our first segment ---- it can save a lot of time at check-in if you do OLCI and PYOBP, and be sure to print 2 copies of the boarding passes for each flight (one to leave with the gate agent, one to show onboard). The Havanna cookie box that gets handed out onboard (in lieu of any other food/snack) becomes boring quite quickly, but the overall consistency of the LAN product was very, very impressive.^

It is better than the old "Time for a snack" box! But no matter what it is, after many short segments in a short amount of time (I think I've "scored" 5 of them in a 2 or 3 day period) it gets very very very old.