Flying in Argentina

I was amused by this little piece on The Argentine Post (it's a grand name I know). Apparently air travel in Argentina is still unreliable but getting better. Apparently 53% of flights left on time, up from 26% the year before! Aish! That's frightening. Apparently the European average (because that *is* the yardstick against which all things are measured, apparently) is 77%. I wonder if that includes EasyJet and Ryanair.

I don't plan to be doing too much flying while I'm in BA, as I'll not be working I hope to fully exploit all the free time I have on my hands and try to (as much as possible) rely on overland travel. I have 4 or 3 weeks of work left (still in negotiation) and can't bloody wait.

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