Hey y'all,
I've been living here in bsas for the majority of this year as a student on a sabbatical and it is finally time to go home. With the current blue market rate/the extremely advantageous Western Union USD to peso rate, I realized that I could save nearly $400 on airfare home if I pay in pesos. Has anyone here managed to purchase airfare at the blue rate/in cash recently? I called the American Airlines ticket office located in Retiro and was told that they no longer accept cash payments for tickets. I don't know if this is a universal standard for other airlines, I haven't checked. Has anyone used pesos in cash, a direct western union transfer, or something else to pay for a ticket? Perhaps with another airline? My mom is from Argentina and there is a chance that I go through her bank account, but I don't know how that would work if I have physical cash.
Any and all advice is appreciated!
I've been living here in bsas for the majority of this year as a student on a sabbatical and it is finally time to go home. With the current blue market rate/the extremely advantageous Western Union USD to peso rate, I realized that I could save nearly $400 on airfare home if I pay in pesos. Has anyone here managed to purchase airfare at the blue rate/in cash recently? I called the American Airlines ticket office located in Retiro and was told that they no longer accept cash payments for tickets. I don't know if this is a universal standard for other airlines, I haven't checked. Has anyone used pesos in cash, a direct western union transfer, or something else to pay for a ticket? Perhaps with another airline? My mom is from Argentina and there is a chance that I go through her bank account, but I don't know how that would work if I have physical cash.
Any and all advice is appreciated!
