Argentinian airlines limited the release of airfare from Argentina for all flights that do not begin their itinerary in the country. From now on they will not be able to be bought in Argentina airfare that they take off abroad in the cheapest classes; It can only be done by buying the most expensive categories.
“We began to perceive an increase in the issuance of tickets with the start of the itinerary abroad but whose purchase was made in Argentina, with Argentine credit cards at the values established by local regulations (tourist dollar). In this way, it was decreasing the issuance of tickets abroad, the main source of foreign exchange for the company”, they explained from Argentinian airlines to Infobae.
From the airline They indicated that this kind of operation is usually carried out by Argentines who live outside the country, and that through family or friends they buy the tickets in Argentina, to pay them in pesos instead of doing it with foreign currencies.
“For this reason, we have decided to limit this type of emissions only to the highest fares, in order to encourage the passenger who begins his itinerary abroad, to carry out, as usual, the purchase of his ticket in his place of origin. , from where you can access all the tariff inventory available by the company”, they indicated from the airline of flag.
Whether a seat is sold at one rate or another depends in part on the relationship between supply and demand. The planes are put up for sale with a series of letters assigned to their seats, if the demand for that flight is high, the cheapest letters will be removed, leaving only the highest fares.
Or for example, when a flight will be put up for sale and it is already known in advance, based on past market experiences, that it will be highly demanded, it is already published with rates for the most expensive categories. In addition, the letters correspond to the benefits of each category, in relation to the amount of luggage that can be carried on the plane and the possibilities of changing the day of the flight without penalties.
And it is precisely these categories, the most expensive of each class, “Y” in Economy and “J” in Executive, which will be available to purchase from Argentina for flights that start their itinerary abroad.
Travelers who want to fly to Argentina through the flag carrier must pay the most expensive rates of each class, if they ask someone to make the purchase from the country, or pay the standard rates from abroad using dollars. or other international currency.