Portugal_24/25_Flights

Portugal will contribute to the international logistics supporting science in Antarctica by chartering 1 flight between Punta Arenas (Chile) and the airfield Teniente R. Marsh in King George Island, South Shetlands Islands Archipelago. Another flight will be jointly chartered by PROPOLAR and CPE, for the same transit. Flight dates are yet to be decided. For each flight, inbound and outbound flights will take place on the same day.

The Portuguese inbound and outbound charter flights will support the partner Antarctic programs that will ask PROPOLAR for seats in the flight. All researchers will be asked to follow requisites to access Antarctica that will be in place at the time of the flight, namely Covid-19 and avian flu procedures, before flying to King George Island if required, and others that may rise.

Drones/RPAS will be used, the timings are not known yet.