Buying tickets on AR without paying the "impuesto pais"
Jan 17, 2024, 9:21 pm
#1
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Buying tickets on AR without paying the "impuesto pais"
If I go to Aerolineas' website and select US at the residence country, airfares are quoted in USD and the "impuesto pais" is not included.
Are purchases charged to my US-issued credit card in USD or in pesos?
Are purchases charged to my US-issued credit card in USD or in pesos?
Jan 17, 2024, 10:12 pm
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I'd expect them to have a US POS, and I would not be surprised if it shows as Miami.
Jan 17, 2024, 10:35 pm
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Jan 18, 2024, 6:57 am
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Jan 18, 2024, 7:21 am
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Elite Plus = priority check-in and boarding and one extra checked-in suitcase (note that there is a weight limit of 15kg/bag in domestic flights). Chances of an upgrade to Club Economy (better seat, same basic service) are also quite high - you are just below the AR Diamante and Platino members (and there aren't many of those).
Jan 18, 2024, 8:07 am
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Jan 18, 2024, 8:13 am
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You will be charged in USD, since POS (point of sale) is in USA. Keep in mind "impuetos pais" is just a tax/fee when ticket is sold in Argentina, is a way to match a little bit to the actual price in dollars. My advice, get charged in Pesos using Argentina as your residence country, it will be much cheaper, you may ended up saving a 60% since price in pesos is always cheaper than prices in dollars.
Jan 18, 2024, 8:59 am
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You will be charged in USD, since POS (point of sale) is in USA. Keep in mind "impuetos pais" is just a tax/fee when ticket is sold in Argentina, is a way to match a little bit to the actual price in dollars. My advice, get charged in Pesos using Argentina as your residence country, it will be much cheaper, you may ended up saving a 60% since price in pesos is always cheaper than prices in dollars.
Jan 18, 2024, 9:03 am
#9
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Yes, but that's all you get in the AR's front cabin on shorter haul services, served in plastic, and not even a splash of booze available. And that includes international shorter haul.
Jan 18, 2024, 9:22 am
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AR have some flexible T&C, even the Promo Fare (cheapest one) will let you make a voluntary change pre/post departures for less than 10k AR$ (9 dollars) on Arg website, while US website is 25/30 dollars. The only issue with AR (an many others airlines) is when you buy a flight more than 6 months in advance, you may get a schedule change (from 10 minutes to 3 hours) and when that happen, you can always call and select a different flight and even change the airport (AEP to EZE for example), at least in my experience.