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Could prove entertaining, watching the Argentine pilots trying to land their planes somewhere that doesn't exist :D

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If that happens i would screen/vet any argie passengers

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By the sound of it they want control as to who goes to/from the island.. :(

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Their a UK/Dutch company with a primary listing in the LSE and a secondary listing in the Euronext Amsterdam and NYSE, it is based both in London and The Hague

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Shell

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Maybe it is part of the invasion plan! :D

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:rolleyes:

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Perhaps not...

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35389938-post399.html

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I think you have hit the nail on the head there Kymmy.

I presume LAN is an Argentinian owned airline? Otherwise how would they have so much control over them?

http://www.falklandislands.com/conte...ng-here-by-air

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The level of control Argentina seeks to exert isn't just down to the nationality of the carrier - it's also due to flights from Chile have to over-fly Argentine airspace, effectively giving Argentina a veto over the other flights anyway.

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LAN is the national carrier of Chile, but they own a subsidiery airline (LAN Argentina) in Argentina, LAN in turn are owned by LATAM (A company based in Brazil and Chile) who is a member of OneWorld (Slong with British Airways!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAN_Airlines

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Thanks Chris. I actually thought of that after I posted.

It's good that you give plain and simple answers, rather than trying to look more knowledgable by using Wikipedia ;)

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:p:

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Well my Argentinian friend of 20 years says that it's all down to wanting to hide their corruption using nationalism.

I trust his viewpoint because he a physics professor who studied in the US and has travelled the world a lot more than the average Argentinian.He says nothing will come of it.:)

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I tend to agree. I expect the vast majority of Argentinians are far more worried about the state of the economy and their lives than all this politically motivated hype. Of course the usual suspects and rent a mob crowd will gain plenty of media time as they burn Union Jacks...

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and thank God for that, flag making is one of their only growth industries.

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And I think your friend is probably right. The worrying thing is that is exactly what the military government was trying to do in the 80's.