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Argentina authorizes a low cost airline to fly Falklands/Comodoro Rivadavia

Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:26 UTC
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The American Jet fifteen-year concession must begin operations “in the next 180 days” following attainment of the Air Service Provider Certificate. The American Jet fifteen-year concession must begin operations “in the next 180 days” following attainment of the Air Service Provider Certificate.
Last September foreign minister Malcorra and FCO minister Alan Duncan signed a joint statement which referred to additional Falklands' air with South America Last September foreign minister Malcorra and FCO minister Alan Duncan signed a joint statement which referred to additional Falklands' air with South America

The Argentine Ministry of Transport awarded American Jet authorization for an air link between Comodoro Rivadavia, in Patagonia and the Falkland Islands, according to Resolution 136-E/2017 published in the Official Gazette and signed by minister Guillermo Dietrich.

 The Friday resolution points out that the low cost airline American Jet was awarded “the concession to exploit regular domestic and international air transport services of passengers, cargo and mail” in the route Neuquén, Comodoro Rivadavia, Malvinas Islands.

The company's fifteen year concession must begin operations “in the next 180 days” following attainment of the Air Service Provider Certificate.

It must be remembered that last 13 September, Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra and Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan signed a joint statement which among its many issues referred to additional Falklands air links with the South American continent.

The Friday resolution also includes another two airlines, Alas del Sur and Andes Líneas Aéreas, which were awarded authorization to exploit domestic and international air services involving passengers, cargo and mail to several countries of the region, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil.

Alas del Sur operating from Cordoba is allowed to organize flights to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay, Miami, Shanghai and Rome, and an air bridge between Buenos Aires City main international airports, Aeroparque and Ezeiza.

Andes Lineas Aereas is entitled to provide, from any of the two Buenos Aires international airports, domestic flights and links with Chile, Peru and Brazil.

Two other low cost airlines are pending authorization, Avianca and Flybondi, allegedly because of conflict of interests, involving government officials.

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  • Jo Bloggs

    Yawn...

    Think
    Here's betting that by this time next year more humanitarian / technical stop RAF flights will have occurred but not one of them Argie-approved airlines will have landed on our soil.

    Not only that but Falklands-registered aircraft will continue to land in several South American countries like they do at present.

    ...and no Argentinian billionaire bankster is going to make any difference to that.

    BTW, thanks for dusting off doveoverdover for me. Is it easy to Switch between all of the slightly different but nonetheless equally unsavoury characters?

    Reality check anyone?

    Chuckle chuckle

    Mar 18th, 2017 - 02:05 pm +5
  • darragh

    IM

    but not authorised by the only people that actually count i.e. The Falkland Islanders

    Mar 18th, 2017 - 03:14 pm +5
  • Islander1

    Madame can authorise as many Argentine flights as she likes- but they will not actually ever land here!

    Mar 18th, 2017 - 12:59 pm +4
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