Falkland Islands: New terminal in 2½ years

Sunday, June 18th 2017 - 10:52 UTC

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THE air terminal at Mount Pleasant is likely to be subject to civilianisation in approximately nine months, and be rebuilt, or extended or refurbished in two and a half years, stated the Chief Executive Barry Rowland at the public meeting on Monday. Read full article

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Roger Lorton
Also larger air-frame aircraft being mooted.

Good to see the FIG taking control. How long before the Islands have their own airline?
Jun 18th, 2017 - 12:05 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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arglands
Yes Roger...they can't even manage to build a little public jetty in Stanley, let alone a proper road to MPA.
Good luck.
Jun 18th, 2017 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse -3
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R. Ben Madison
Do you mean we'll finally be able to take pictures of the airport?
Jun 18th, 2017 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Roger Lorton
Never can please all the people, all the time arglands. Nature of the beast.
Jun 18th, 2017 - 02:11 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Marti Llazo
Uruguayan MercoPiss excessive reporting on Falklands matters is for the unambiguous purpose of rubbing the snotty argie noses in the fact that they can't visit the islands without passports and hankies, and that they must behave themselves as if they were civilised people, when visiting the territory of other countries.
Jun 18th, 2017 - 02:41 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Jo Bloggs
No brainer.
Jun 18th, 2017 - 05:57 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Troy Tempest
Jo,

Agreed, a little dose of cold hard reality to put them in their place as Foreign Visitors.
Jun 18th, 2017 - 07:05 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Hepatia
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
Jun 20th, 2017 - 04:57 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Pete Bog
@arglands

“Yes Roger...they can't even manage to build a little public jetty in Stanley, let alone a proper road to MPA.
Good luck.”

Judging from the roads Top Gear in Patagonia had to use, looks like Argentina seems to have roads even worse than the MPA road.
Jun 23rd, 2017 - 11:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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