Reinforcing the Falklands by air would certainly be far quicker than waiting to assemble and despatch a task force.
And very, very much cheaper.
You might believe that our defence assumptions should be predicated on being able to do Corporate again, while I might think we should be able to repeat a Granby type air campaign.
But they're not. We don't pay enough tax to be able to do big autonomous ops, and we're meant to do some things well enough to be a good coalition partner.
You might not like the idea of relying on allies for Fleet Air Defence (which we haven't needed since 1982, and that would only be a 'might need' for future autonomous ops), while I don't like relying on the USA for SEAD, recce, etc, - capabilities that we have needed again and again, and would absolutely always need for any autonomous operation.
If we have to cut our coat according to our cloth, I'd spend money on the main body of the coat, and not on a fur-lining for the hood.