Falklands second flight: Minister Faurie confirms the interest of seven airlines

Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 07:07 UTC

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Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie this week revealed to the Senate foreign affairs committee that seven airlines have stated their interest in servicing a second commercial flight between the Falkland Islands and the continent: two from Uruguay, two from Chile and three from Brazil. Read full article

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Roger Lorton
Two from Uruguay? Didn't Think say that Uruguay had no airline? Or not one capable? How strange.
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 07:43 am - Link - Report abuse +8
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Brit Bob
Faurie is careful not to mention the Islanders - remember what his predecessor said,

Argentine Foreign Minister Malcorra said that historically the Argentine position was not to acknowledge for this case in particular the “self determination of peoples”, because 'kelpers' (Falkland Islanders) are a transplanted population, not aborigine (MercoPress 10 Nov 2016).

Falklands – Implanted Population:
https://www.academia.edu/30505159/Falklands_Implanted_Population
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 10:11 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Islander1
Brti Bob- just one reason why a flight here direct from Argentina is a non starter! Nothing other than passengers could come on it as there would be no Customs paperwork for any freight of any description as they insist we do not exist - and so Customs and BioSecurity here would quite rightly refuse to allow any such freight to land.

Roger- there are one or two small private charter type airlines there apparently operating aircraft with a passenger/freight combi options, have no idea on their range and capacity though- or who they would link into for onwards flights.
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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Chel
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Mar 23rd, 2018 - 01:54 pm - Link - Report abuse -7
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Brit Bob
Chel

Argentina Confident of Falklands Agreement (Juan Bramuglia, Argentinian Foreign Minister, 6 April 1948).
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 02:46 pm - Link - Report abuse +5
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Pete Bog
@Chel

Menem said the Islands would be Argentine by 2000.

It is now 2018, maybe at least 25 years since he announced it.

What happened?
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 02:55 pm - Link - Report abuse +7
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Stoker
My vote goes to one of the two from Chile.
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 04:57 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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Think
TWIMC...

Bolivian “Línea Aérea Amaszonas” is as Uruguayan as “Ryanair” is Italian or as “El Think” is a Kelper...
https://aeronauticapy.com/2018/03/20/amaszonas-interesada-en-volar-a-malvinas-o-falklands/
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse -3
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Roger Lorton
Or as El Think is Argentine?
Mar 23rd, 2018 - 10:59 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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Lozowski
Roger:
There is an operator called Amaszonas Uruguay (ex BQB Líneas Aéreas)
Mar 30th, 2018 - 04:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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