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“Ticket to Antarctica,” Fleet of BAS airplanes heading from Canada to Rothera research station

The fleet of British Antarctic Survey, BAS, aircraft have taken off on their annual ‘ferry flights’ from Canada, in preparation for a new season of science in Antarctica. The BAS fleet of aircraft is now flying the thousands of miles to the UK’s Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula – a vast journey that is broken down across 11 stops over the North and South American continents, including Falkland Islands.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2025/10/09/ticket-to-antarctica-fleet-of-bas-airplanes-heading-from-canada-to-rothera-research-station?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

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