How to get to | Falkland Islands
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Falkland Islands (aka Malvinas)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Most visitors reach the Falkland Islands by cruise ship. Many (but not all) Antarctic cruises stop at Falkland Islands for a day or two. There are only 2 or 3 flights a week to the Falkland Islands:
- LAN (a Oneworld airline) flies a once a week milk run to Mount Pleasant (other stops between Santiago and Mt Pleasant vary from time to time but always include Punta Arenas).
- The Royal Air Force has a once or twice a week flight from Brize Norton in UK to Mount Pleasant with fuel stop on Ascension Island which accepts limited numbers of civilian passengers. This flight is currently operated by Flyglobespan.
TIP Both flights operate with only one class of travel - economy.
TIP Fares on both LAN and RAF are high. The only way to save money is to fly LAN and book a long way ahead, get a points award or include as part of an around the world fare/South America pass.
4 comments:
So I take it the RAF service isn't operated by a Hercules transport plane? That's too bad, as uncomfortable as it may be, it would be a cool adventure.
The flight from UK to Falkland Islands used to be operated by RAF aircraft but has been contracted out for the past few years.
FlyGlobespan went bust in December. The UK MoD has been scrambling around for contractors since to keep some service going, so it is currently (reported on PPRuNe) more irregular than usual, but there is service, though the official passengers (Forces and local government there) always take priority. It's probably best to wait a couple of months for them to settle down with another long-term contractor.
Thanks for the update Nicolai. Hopefully regular service will be resumed soon.
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