My other Flight Reports:
Tehran to Dubai: http://flight-report.com/en/report-5740.html
Tehran to Shiraz: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6444.html
Tehran to Amsterdam: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8446.html
Toronto to Buenos Aires: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8148.html
Toronto to Rome: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8440.html
Boston to Zurich: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8556.html
Buenos Aires to Montevideo: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8579.html
Nice to Munich: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8587.html
Buenos Aires to Santiago: http://flight-report.com/en/report-8584.html
Dear all,
I wanted to share pictures from my trip to South America (the Argentina part of it) back in May-June this year with you guys. I hope you enjoy it.
I also want to thank all members for posting their wonderful TRs. I know it's not an easy thing and takes a long time to create these TRs and I have been too lazy to create my TR up until now but I thought to share the Argentina portion of it here and hope you guys like the pictures.
Toronto's Pearson Terminal 1- This terminal is the main home of Air Canada and has a very good vibe and energy. I really like its seashell like architecture of the check in hall. My flight was originally supposed to take off at 10:40 pm but since our aircraft was stuck in New York La Guardia due to bad weather, it did not arrive in Toronto until 12 am and we boarded the aircraft shortly after for the 1 am departure. Because of the delay Air Canada gave passengers a $10 voucher to purchase food at the terminal, which is clearly not enough to buy any main meal but anyways.
Air Canada flies to Buenos Aires via Santiago de Chile, with a layover of about 2 hours in SCL. When the plane lands in SCL, everyone has to disembark, the ones going to Santiago go to passport control and the rest of passengers continuing to Buenos Aires should go through security again, go to the main departure area, wait a bit and board the plane again.
Check-in counters of Terminal 1
Past security:
Saying welcome in different languages, including Persian to the left :)
Going toward the International departure area, which is at the end of this long walkway- right below this walkway is the Transborder (flights to USA) Air Canada flights section of the terminal.
A look down at the deserted transborder section of terminal 1, most flights to USA are during the day or in the evening
View from the end of the long walkway
Going down towards the Int'l gates
Duty free shops- most of these stores are luxurious brands and very pricey, not good for normal shopping
The very cool thing about the Int'l part of Terminal 1 is that it looks like a huge lounge with very modern and comfy seats and ipads installed on every single one of them for the use of passengers free of charge.
The famous artwork in the center of the shopping area
EK- fully boraded and off to Dubai shortly after
Board shows our flight's delayed status
The only area that was not yet refurbished and turned into the lounge style seating area was our gate here in the pic below
Terminal crew of EK looking at the plane after finishing the boarding process
EK being pushed back
A shot of my location from my flightradar app
And our route
Now going back to my gate for borading
My comfy seat
The legroom was great but my pic turned blurry so I did not add it
Push Back
And off we go- The flight time to SCL was around 10 hours and 50 minutes, the good thing was that I did not have any seatmates so I had the 2 seats to relax and rest more
Blurry pic but below us is downtown Toronto and the CN tower in red next to the Rogers Centre stadium in blue
Beautiful mood lighting throughout the flight
Meal service about to begin
My meal, which was pasta with beef and tasted very good
Shortly after we entered Chile from the ocean
Interesting huge pool next to the ocean
Then breakfast was served and I chose egg and potatoes
Getting closer to SCL and flying over the amazingly beautiful Andes mountain range
Descending to SCL
Touching down
The terminal building
LAN A320
Disembarking
The Executive class
Walking towards security
Going upstairs after security at the air side. SCL is a nice airport and has a good vibe, has lots of shops and restos too, the only thing is that seats are a bit old but still nice and comfortable.
In some places there were these weird metal things that blocked the view
Beautiful LAN A340
Boarding our flight again to Buenos Aires
The flight was half full
Simply Beautiful
Ready to take off
View of the whole terminal
Flying right above Santiago but unfortunately the city center was covered in smog as well as most of the city but you can see the whole city in the following pix
Flying above Andes
Crossing over Andes and entering the flat lands of Argentina
The meal was a turkey sandwich
Descending to Buenos Aires
The new terminal at Eze
Disembarking
Looking down at the departures part of the new terminal
Walking towards the immigration
The old terminal- still in use to the left
Passport Control area
Baggage claim hall
Outside of the terminal
Tienda Leon bus is a great way to get to the Centro of the Buenos Aires. It's cheap and very comfy and when it gets to the bus terminal, a taxi will take you to your hotel in the centro. Price for bus and taxi are included in the ticket, I think it was around $12 USD.
Some touristic bonus pictures of the beautiful and amazing Buenos Aires
Subte- Metro
Colon Theatre
Corrientes Ave. one of the night life spots of BA
Obelisco
The night of one of the main national holidays
Puerto Madero
La Bombonera
La Boca
A flea Market
Galeria Pacifico
Some city views
La Recoleta cemetery
Abasto Shopping Center
A very yummy sweet, tasted like Baklava
New York???
I hope everyone liked this TR. Would be glad to hear your comments or any questions.
All the best :)
Thank you for this spectacular report, you've made me want to visit South America!
I've always found Air Canada very good on long haul flights, above any other US carrier IMO.
Thank you, yes Air Canada is really a nice and comfortable airline to fly with. I really enjoy their service and comfort :)
Thanks for this FR.
I didn't know AC used 767 aircrafts on flights to LGA!
The catering looks ok but portions seem small. Was there any snack available during the flight?
AC's strongpoint really seem to be their friendly crew.
Yes, me too, I was very surprised when I heard that they had upgraded La Guardia with the Boeing 767. you are right, the portions were small, I honestly did not go to the back galley to see if they have any snacks, but I'm sure there should be some.
The pictures (especially during the flight) are really nice ! How do you do that ? Do you use a special mode ?
Thanks for this FR ! ;)
Thanks so much, you may already know about this but I have downloaded a free photo editing software that is called Irfan View, you can download it online and edit your images in batches through that program. Change the contrast, sharpness, saturation and lots of other effects.
Nice report! I have the same feeling about the T1 in YYZ, great seating (when you don't have access to a lounge :)).
Thank you, yes, the seats some of them are even more comfortable than lounge seats.
Thanks for sharing this great report with an enticing and well photographed bonus.
I'm surprised to see that AC has not updated the overhead bins of this 767. I guess roller boards will take the entire length to fit. Meals are fine but portions are a bit on the small side. It's nice to see a hot breakfast instead of a continental one.
Buenos Aires looks like a dignified city holding on to her glorious past. I can imagine how magnificent it was during its peak in the earlier part of the 20th century when Argentina was one of the 10 richest countries in the world.
For some reason the Abasto mall reminded me of Gare du Nord in Paris.
Wow interesting, thanks for letting me know ;)
Thanjk you, Yes me too, I was a bit shocked when I stepped in the aircraft and saw those old overhead bins, I felt like I had gone 20 years back in time lol.
Yes the Abasto mall does look like a train station, maybe it was and then was turned into a mall. I don't know its full background and I should check it out online.
Awesome report! Lots of good pics and detail. Great cabin shots, especially. The mood lighting is really nice, and rare to see on a 767! AC definitely has a good overall product; a notch above fellow North American carriers. Nice tourist pics, looks like you had a good time in Argentina. I really need to take a trip down there, I've been meaning to for a while. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Kevin I'm glad you liked it. BA is such a nice city and would be great to visit whenever you get a chance :)