Tag: Falklands air link

Friday, May 5th 2023 - 17:35 UTC
Latam: no turning back on higher air fares to Punta Arenas, “ample competition”

Chile's National Economic Prosecution threw out a request to begin an investigation into the hike of air travel to Punta Arenas, decided by Latam Airlines. “It is highly unlikely to verify a conduct of excessive prices taking into account the many verification standards of such an incompetitiveness crime”, points out the resolution.
Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Falklands Covid-19 booster vaccination postponed because of airbridge delays

Falkland Islands Thursday 21 July vaccination program against Covid 19 has been postponed. In a release KEMH regretted ”to announce that the planned vaccination session at the FIDF complex on Thursday 21 July, has be postponed. This is due to vaccine stock issues; which are anticipated to be rectified with the arrival of the flight on Friday 22 July.
Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Carmona: air link with Sao Paulo is 'dead'; Aerolineas will finally fly directly to Falklands

Argentina might be in the midst of a major political and cabinet conflict of yet unknown consequences, but certainly not positive given the precarious situation of the economy, but there is always time to address the claim obsession, Malvinas Islands.
Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Air-link Falklands/Sao Paulo “discontinued” or exchanged for a direct flight from Buenos Aires

Argentine media is reporting that Buenos Aires informed the UK is not willing to renew the 2019 political agreement which enabled the establishment of a second air link between the Falkland Islands and the continent (Brazil), but is prepared to discuss a new air link under different conditions.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Resumption of Sao Paulo and Santiago/Falklands air links taking off next July?

Commercial air links between Chile and Brazil and the Falkland Islands are expected to resume next July according to Aviacionline, an air industry site that revealed it obtained the information through Cirium which specializes in aviation and travel data and analytics.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Falklands Latam's links to Chile and Brazil suspended until June

The Falkland Islands Government can confirm that commercial air links with both Chile and Brazil will remain suspended for a further three months until 29 June 2021.
Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands/Chile LATAM link remains suspended until at least January 2021

LATAM Airlines have confirmed to the Falkland Islands government that the Punta Arenas-Santiago route will remain suspended until at least 2 January 2021, and the situation will be reviewed near that date.
Thursday, August 6th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Falklands/Chile commercial air link suspended until at least November

The Falkland Islands government, FIG, which continues to review connetivity, was informed by LATAM that the weekly air link with Chile, via the Punta Arenas-Santiago route will remain suspended until at least 7 November 2020, and the situation will be reviewed near that date.
Saturday, March 21st 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Cabo Verde closes all borders and restricts flights; Falklands air link disrupted

Authorities of Cape Verde have closed all sea borders and have restricted flights from the UK, US, Canada and a number of other European countries from 18 March. As of 18 March, only a restricted number of flights are allowed into the country to enable visitors to return home. This follows confirmation of a Covid 19 case in the former Portuguese colony.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Falklands/Sao Paulo weekly air link with stopover at Cordoba, officially authorized by Argentina: Decree 602/2019

The Argentine government made official the authorization for a second weekly flight between the South American continent and the Falklands Islands, this time to Sao Paulo, Brazil with a stopover once a month, on both ways in the city of Cordoba. This means all is ready for the inauguration.