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Home » Award Bookings » Next Trip: Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa, and Alitalia!
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Next Trip: Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa, and Alitalia!

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 23, 2017November 14, 2023 7 Comments

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Some trips I book months in advance, some trips I book the day before. This is one of those trips that I have been looking forward to for months.

While it may not be reasonably possible to review every airline business class product in the world, my goal over the next year and a half is to provide a business class review for every member airline of  oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance.

I’m fairly behind on reviewing SkyTeam carriers, so when I saw a great redemption opportunity on Flying Blue to fly both Aerolineas Argentinas and Air Europa, I could not turn it down. Flying Blue is the loyalty program for Air France/KLM.

If there is space (and Aerolinas Argentinas space is difficult to come by), Flying Blue will let you route from North America to Europe via South America (62,500 miles in business class). That’s like two longhaul flights for the price of one. You can even book the space online (though still not recommend).

The reason I asked about Cancun yesterday? I found business class award space on Aerolinas Argentinas and Air Europa from Cancun to Madrid via Buenos Aires. This will give me a chance to review the Aerolineas Argentinas A340-300 and the Air Europa 787-8.

My return will be from Madrid to Mexico City via Rome on Alitalia. Unfortunately, Alitalia is also extremely stingy on award space, but 48,000 miles for one-way business class is not a bad price at all. I am not sure how valuable the review will be, considering Alitalia may not survive the year, but I’m looking forward to experiencing the beleaguered Italian flag carrier for the first time. 13 hours will be a long flight!

CONCLUSION

I was away from my family last week, so this is a much quicker trip. With the exception of a night in Rome, I will not be leaving airports. Now we just have to hope I make it to Cancun!

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. YYZFlyer Reply
    August 23, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Looking forward to reading the trip reports! There is not much on Aerolinas Argentinas and Air Europa, so it should for sure be an interesting read. Are you planning on staying at an airport hotel in Rome, or do you have enough time to make it into the city?

    • Matthew Reply
      August 23, 2017 at 10:22 am

      Will visit a friend south of Rome. Need a night to recover after all this flying.

  2. henry LAX Reply
    August 23, 2017 at 10:12 am

    LAX-(IAH)-CUN-EZE-MAD ??

    (1) i’m surprised that’s a legal routing at all,

    and

    (2) you’re really taking a scenic detour considering CUN-EZE-MAD is 212% of the great circle distance.

    • Matthew Reply
      August 23, 2017 at 10:23 am

      I’m surprised too, but I’m not complaining.

  3. James Reply
    August 23, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Lol. You better make sure you get a good selfie on alitalia. Served as evidence you took the flight, once upon a time….

  4. alex Reply
    August 23, 2017 at 12:07 pm

    How do you book CUN-EZE-MAD?

    • Matthew Reply
      August 24, 2017 at 12:57 am

      It has to be available. If it is, it will show up on the Flying Blue website when searching for awards. No stopover in Buenos Aires…

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