Our plane stopped in Sao Paulo to refuel, some people got off, some new people got on. This took about an hour then we had a 3 hour flight to Bueno Aires. About 1 hour before landing in Buenos Aires the flight attendant came down and asked if I was David. I said yes and he said that I had to contact the ground staff when we landed. He didn't say anymore and he didn't give me the opportunity to ask more. I had no idea what it was about so I figured I'd find Seamus and see if they had said the same to him. On my way to find Seamus the guy we had met earlier from Buenos Aires saw me and decided to join us also. Turns out all 3 of us had been told the same thing. When we were running the get the connecting flight we never considered our luggage. It was probably still being unloaded from the plane when we were taking off.
Once we landed in BA we got talking to the British Airways ground staff. They were very helpful, took our contact details and the name of the hostel and said that our luggage would arrive the following day. They also gave us £35 each on a prepaid debit card so we'd have money to buy whatever we needed until our luggage arrived.
Unlike a lot of airports the taxi setup in Buenos Aires is quite good. There is an official taxi desk where you tell them where you want to go and you pay in advance. 45 minutes later we were outside our hostel. The taxi driver thought it a bit strange that we had no luggage as did the hostel staff. My luggage was delivered to the hostel the next day. Seamus was not so lucky, they had some problem finding his so it took a few more days before it arrived.
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| Our Plane after landing in Buenos Aires |
Once we landed in BA we got talking to the British Airways ground staff. They were very helpful, took our contact details and the name of the hostel and said that our luggage would arrive the following day. They also gave us £35 each on a prepaid debit card so we'd have money to buy whatever we needed until our luggage arrived.
Unlike a lot of airports the taxi setup in Buenos Aires is quite good. There is an official taxi desk where you tell them where you want to go and you pay in advance. 45 minutes later we were outside our hostel. The taxi driver thought it a bit strange that we had no luggage as did the hostel staff. My luggage was delivered to the hostel the next day. Seamus was not so lucky, they had some problem finding his so it took a few more days before it arrived.
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