Review of Aerolineas Argentinas flight from Mendoza to Rosario in Economy

ARG

AR - Aerolineas Argentinas

Flight taken on 15 August 2022
AR1713
10:00 01h 20m 11:20
Class Economy
Seat 21A
viajero90
375 · 37 · 6 · 4

Hello everyone!
Long time no see. Last year I was invited to a congress in Mendoza in august. As I live in the interior of Argentina (and close to Buenos Aires), we don’t get many flights. I managed to get a returning flight from MDZ but to get there I had to take a bus…a 12-hour journey.
So, let´s start with the report
AR1713
Date: 15/08/22
Origin: Mendoza – El Plumerillo International MDZ
Destination Rosario – Islas Malvinas International ROS
Departure: 10.00 (10.15 real)
Arrival: 11.20 (11.15)

On the date of the flight, I took a cab to the airport. They picked me up at 06.30 am, and it was still dark outside. During the 20-minute drive I got to see the sunrise.


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MDZ Airport


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I had already checked in for the flight the day before on the app. I went to the counter to dispatch my luggage and they gave me my boarding pass.


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I heard the airport interior was recently upgraded.


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Immediately I went past security to the boarding lounge


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I expected this area to be bigger, as MDZ is the fourth busiest airport in Argentina. But no, it was slightly larger than mi hometown´s airport ROS.
They have a typical Argentinean coffee shop Havanna


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MDZ is not a spotter friendly airport. I guess this is because the Terminal windows are facing west to, they get a lot of sunlight. Mendoza city is known to be THE land of the sun and the wine.


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At 9.25 am they started calling my flight´s passengers to board.


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The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 (LV-FXQ) with sky interiors.


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Business class


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Economy class seats


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Leg room was OK


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Security card


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Next to us was an Embraer 190 bound for COR


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Last views from the Andes Mountains


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And finally at 10.15 we took off, and headed west.


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The flight happened unnoticed, just a short 1-hour flight. There wasn’t any meal or drink service, and also any kind of IFE system on board. Not even a magazine.

At 11 we started our descent over Rosario. During that time the air quality was very poor. It was very polluted due to fire in the islands of the Parana River in front of Rosario.


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At 11.15 we landed, just 5 minutes before scheduled.


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On the left of the picture, you can see the new international terminal they are building, with no opening date yet.
We headed to the platform near the Terminal and disembarked through stairs.


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Then I collected my luggage and headed home on a shuttle.


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Now I´m leaving a bonus of pics from Mendoza, one of my favorite provinces of Argentina


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San Martin Park Gates


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The Aconcagua, the highest mountain of the Americas


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Snow lands near the border with Chile


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Cool wineries experience



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Product ratings

Airline

Aerolineas Argentinas 4.0

  • Cabin7.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi1.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering1.0 / 10
Departure airport

Mendoza - MDZ7.5

  • Efficiency9.0 / 10
  • Access6.0 / 10
  • Services7.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness7.5 / 10
Arrival Airport

Rosario - ROS8.5

  • Efficiency9.0 / 10
  • Access9.0 / 10
  • Services7.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness8.5 / 10

Conclusion

The flight was ok. Although it was a 1-hour flight, at least a drink service would have been appreciated. I didn’t interact much with the FAs, but they seemed very welcoming.

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Comments (6)

  • Nice report Viajero; I didn`t know that AR cover directly the route MDZ-ROS

    • Hi! Thanks for your comment.

      AR has flights from ROS to major tourism cities such as Salta, Iguazu, Mendoza and Bariloche, They also offer seasonal flights to El Calafate and San Martin de los Andes.

      Saludos!

  • Hello Viajero y muchas gracias por el FR!

    Beautiful pictures.

    The cabin is nice and the seats are confortable but it is a real shame that there isn't any kind of service for a legacy carrier.

    • Hello! I´m glad you liked it.

      I think at least a soft drinks and small snaks service would be ok. But no, not a single glass of water was offered.

      Cheers

  • Hola!

    Qué emocionante ver MDZ de nuevo!

    MDZ is not a spotter friendly airport.

    Nop. Para nada. Hay que tener muy buen pulso para tomar una foto entre esas cosas como persianas.

    Mendoza city is known to be THE land of the sun and the wine.

    Y el caloooooooorrrr. Dios mío, casi muerooooo en eneroooo

    Business class

    Esa es la cabina Cóndor, verdad?

    Economy class seats

    Creo que exageraron un poco con la publicidad. Está un poco grande y se ve desordenado.

    Leg room was OK

    Wow! Punto a favor de AR!

    Last views from the Andes Mountains

    Las que no vi en mi viaje a BRC. Jajjaja Pensé que nos íbamos a ir por el lado Argentino pero nos fuimos por el lado chileno. Bu.

    There wasn’t any meal or drink service, and also any kind of IFE system on board. Not even a magazine.

    Y Alta ya no está??? :O Muuuy mal. Pésimo servicio para una aerolínea de bandera y que más encima cobra tan caro.

    Si todo anda bien, y si no rebrota el covid, ni hay estallido social en Chile de nuevo, ni la inflación nos termina aplastando, ni se arma la gorda con Putin, ni se desmorona el mundo.... debería pasar por varios aeropuertos Argentinos en julio, incluyendo MDZ, pero de nuevo me voy a quedar sin ver ROS! :( Para la otra será.

    Gracias por compartir! :)

    • Hola! Gracias por tu comentario.

      La revista Alta la verdad no se que paso jaja, hubiera sido al menos algo para ver durante el vuelo. El servicio deja bastante que desear, igualmente ese tramo salia apenas mas que lo que sale un bus (12h de viaje).

      Que disfrutes en tu viaje por Argentina!

      saludos

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