Thursday, June 7, 2012

Buenos Aires known for the beautiful European style architecture

Buenos Aires is the capital city as well as the largest city of Argentina. It is also the second-largest metropolitan area in entire South America, after Greater Sao Paulo. The city is situated on the estuary’s western shore on the South America’s south-eastern coast. The city is not at all a part of Buenos Aires Province, nor is it the Province's capital. It is exactly an autonomous district. In the year 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and was finally removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the other towns of Belgrano and Flores. In the year 1994, constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy; hence its formal name is Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a Chief of Government (i.e. Mayor) in 1996; before, the Mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic. People from city are referred to as ‘portenos’ which means people of the port. The city is one of the major and top tourist destinations, and is known for the beautiful European style architecture and rich cultural life.

Ministro Pistarini International Airport more commonly known as Ezeiza International Airport is the main airport of the city. The airport has got its name owing to its location within the Ezeiza Partido in the Greater Buenos Aires. Ezeiza Airport is an international airport located 22 kilometers south-southwest of the city. It is the country's largest international airport in terms of number of passengers handled. The International Airport at Buenos Aires indeed has a number of facilities and very good infrastructure.  85% of the surveyed travelers were found to generate international traffic.  Ezeiza Airport serves as a hub for the international services of Aerolineas Argentinas and LAN Argentina. Cheap flights to reach the city are available from all corners of the world. There are numerous air flights that connect the city to other parts of the world. Flights to Buenos Aires are available from all major international airports in the world. If you are looking forward for a cheap flight to Buenos Aires, they are also available on a number of airlines.

This airport was collecting an airport improvement consolidated fee of US$29 as of 7 September 2009, payable before any international departure. This fee is required to be included in the price of the ticket of the passengers. In the year 2010, the airport handled 8,786,807 passengers, which is indeed a big figure. A new Terminal C was founded in the year 2011.