British Airways under fire for using Argentinian name for Falklands capital

British Airways has sparked fury among Falklands veterans and politicians after its in-flight entertainment maps used the Argentinian name for the islands’ capital.

Screens on BA flights showed the city as “Puerto Argentino”, with the British name Port Stanley placed only in brackets beneath it. Argentina has claimed sovereignty over the Falklands — known there as the Malvinas — since the 19th century, despite the islands being a British Overseas Territory since 1833.

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