Arriving in Buenos Aires on 1 way flight ticket!

the_god_swan

Hey, as my up coming plan is to travel south to north direction in South America, I have no idea on return dates or a departure destination. What is the story with arriving in Argentina with a 1-way flight ticket?
By this I mean are they gonna be asking me for proof that i will not try to stow away for life in the country etc.

R.D. aka MR.D

when I booked my tickets we were told that there is a chance that they would not let you in if you have no proof of further travel.

But i haven't been able to find anyone whos actually done this.

I booked a return for the simple fact that flying one way back from South america was going to cost 900e by itself!!! For some reason its ridulously expensive to flight from there.

So in all even if i don't use the return ticket i'll only be out of pocket 124e! as the return flights worked out at that little relativly.
but due to the amount it would cost to come back one way it's good to have that back up which is valid for a year after I leave.

also I imagine it will result in a lot less potentional hassle if i'm able to prove to anyone that asks that i have a return home.

kod137

ya thats all well and good but if you plan on moving north you won't get into america or canada with a one way ticket. You'll need a return ticket to Ireland or ticket out of america/canada.

the_god_swan

R.D. aka MR.D wrote: »

when I booked my tickets we were told that there is a chance that they would not let you in if you have no proof of further travel.

But i haven't been able to find anyone whos actually done this.

I booked a return for the simple fact that flying one way back from South america was going to cost 900e by itself!!! For some reason its ridulously expensive to flight from there.

So in all even if i don't use the return ticket i'll only be out of pocket 124e! as the return flights worked out at that little relativly.
but due to the amount it would cost to come back one way it's good to have that back up which is valid for a year after I leave.

also I imagine it will result in a lot less potentional hassle if i'm able to prove to anyone that asks that i have a return home.

Hey R.D. aka MR.D, do you mean the ticket/company are you using allows you flexibility of up to one year with regards to the return dates that you will eventually use?
If so could you send me some info on this please.

the_god_swan

Here is a link to the search results the Thorntree forums on this issue:
http://search.lonelyplanet.com/listing?Nty=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All&N=4294967226&Ntt=one+way+ticket on one-wat tickets.

Long story short; "airlines may refuse to allow check-in to a destination without an onward ticket, because THEY are responsible by law to check this detail, and must foot the bill for your return if entry denied."

Solution: A return ticket out of the continent should be enough.

paulieeye

the_god_swan wrote: »

"airlines may refuse to allow check-in to a destination without an onward ticket, because THEY are responsible by law to check this detail, and must foot the bill for your return if entry denied."

This is what trailfinders also told me. Basically the airline would have to carry you back home if you are refused entry. I had a one-way booked from Sao Paulo to Lima for 330. When I added on the return it only came to 370 so went for that as a safety

the_god_swan

paulieeye wrote: »

This is what trailfinders also told me. Basically the airline would have to carry you back home if you are refused entry. I had a one-way booked from Sao Paulo to Lima for 330. When I added on the return it only came to 370 so went for that as a safety

I went and had a chat with Trailfinders also yesterday, I had been avoiding them because of those crap magazines they give out that makes everything look really expensive. But the flight prices they quoted me for...

In: Dublin - Heathrow - San Paulo
Out: San Francisco - Heathrow - Dublin
@ €816 I think is fair, seen as I was willing to pay €515 one-way to Buenos Aires.

One question though:
The cost to change a return flight is €100 each time you change it. Is it possible to contact the airline (BA in my situation) directly and change the flight even though Trailfinders were the original bookers?