Thanks guys. But I must say this is not very encouraging. Most of you seem to have some residency status in Argentina, while I would be flying in on a tourist visa from the US. I've flown before to Argentina or Brazil and the airlines have always asked me questions. They checked visas (to Brazil), they questioned me once when my return was 5 months later from Rio instead of from Argentina, not to mention the fact that within South America itself I've often been given problems by airlines when I took flights without a return ticket. This is with a South American airline and there is a connection in another country. I remember once being asked for proof of a ticket out of South America before they'd let me board to Argentina from Brazil on Gol (I insisted this didn't make sense and eventually the supervisor let me board the plane, but who knows what can happen with another supervisor?)
So I guess my question has to do with what would be "fullproof" protection. Is a Buquebus ticket enough, or is a "return" ticket from Argentina to the US necessary...one that I'd cancel within 24 hrs, or that has already been canceled. It would obviously be a printout of an eticket, would they take that? Would they check with the other airline? I just don't know how far they go now.
It is crazy they do this. I need flexibility in my travel plans and the difference between the 1-way and roundtrip of any kind is significant in this case.
