BTW, Aerolineas Argentinas is in the process of being statized; I don't
know if that means it is better than before or more chaotic.
Good wiking,
Mariano.
On this point, the airline was deliberately destroyed by a series of bad administrations during the last years. Take into account that is this phase, and not the current nationalization, what gave Aerolíneas Argentinas the reputation that the travel agent told Damián. While it is true that Aerolíneas may not be compared with, say, Air France, it's certainly not Air Koryo. Punctuality and fulfilment of sheduled flights, that were the main problems mainly due to lack of available airplanes, have dramatically improved during the last months. As for flight safety, Aerolíneas has one of the best records out there.
I would not *earnestly* recommend you to flight with Aerolíneas Argentinas. First you may want to compare prices, just to start with. But if any of you just need or happen to take an Aerolíneas flight, don't be afraid at all. It used to suck badly because of problems other than planes going into the water ;).