Do Aerolineas Ask For Return Flight When Boarding Flight?

[Praetor]

Hi,

I'm flying from Bogota to Bsas next week. I've heard from some friends Immigration in Argentina dont care whether you have a flight out of the country or not, but some airlines are picky about it. Anybody know if Aerolineas will insist on it?

A print out of a flight out of country within 3 months is what I would need if so, right?

Thanks

 

[EricLovesBA]

A few years ago I flew Aerolineas one way from Miami (US citizen coming in as a permatourist). I did not have any problems at that time.

 

[arlean]

Some airlines are doing their best to force you to buy a return ticket. Unless something has changed, that Peruvian airline (can't thnk of the name) sold me a one way ticket for less than $400 to Buenos Aires on one of those special prices. But when I drove all the way to Miami to catch my plane (about a four hour drive) they said I couldn't board the plane without paying $1200 for a return ticket. They claimed Argentina wouldn't let me off the plane if I didn't have a return ticket. Well I either paid or missed my flight is what they said. I LOVE credit cards. I was sure they were lying. I raised a fuss and the manager came and pretended to call Argentina immigrations on the phone and then told me they said I had to have a return ticket. So I did via Visa..

Immigrations here laughed and said there is no such rule, but some of the airlines are doing that. Of course I put the ticket into dispute and the airline didn't even respond to Visa so I won that one. That was a few years ago but I suspect that's how it is still. I talked with American and they said they never do that and I think with Lan too and they said the same but not sure about Lan, it's been so long.

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[Splitty]

You need an on going ticket when entering South America usually. Just buy a Buquebus ticket to Colonia and you will be fine.

 

[camberiu]

One trick I learned to avoid these problems was to simply book a reservation of a return flight, on a different airline, print it out and take it with me to the airport and show it at the check in.

 

[Ceviche]

The best way to solve this problem is :-

1. Buy a fully refundable one way ticket on another airlines and cancel it on arrival.

2. Just have some kind of printed page with you showing a reservation number and flight details of another airlines. No one actually calls the airline to check. All they want is to see you have some damn thing on you.

 

[Lobo Marino]

I have been entering Argentina dozens of times with One-way flights or Return flights with Bs.As. as the final destination - not even got questioned once by Migraciones (entering on tourist visa). Got asked by airlines a few times though to provide proof of onward travel, ususally just needed to convince the check-in girl this wouldnt be needed. Was once made to sign a written statement to cover all expenses of repatriation in case of being refused to enter Argentina (by BA in CPH).

On a sidenote: afaik immigration is not interested in a return ticket as long as you are able to proove that you bring sufficient funds to afford a return flight at a later date (e.g. by CC).

 

[PhilipDT]

You need an on going ticket when entering South America usually. Just buy a Buquebus ticket to Colonia and you will be fine.

No you don't. I've had the airline tell me that I need onward travel all the time; its BS, you just have to call them on it. I've never ended up having to buy any sort of onward travel.