Comair (BA franchisee) likely to serve St Helena

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Jul 8, 2015, 1:11 pm

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I understand the RMS St Helena will be taken out of service. Can you then no longer get from St Helena to Ascension (or vv) ?

RMS St Helena is expected to continue operating until April of 2016, not sure what happens after that. Might mean that to get from one to the other one would have to go St Helena-JNB-LHR-RAF Brize Norton-Ascension (quite a detour, but I can see some AA award flights within 1 zone happening

^ ) (if only RAF would join OW)

Jul 11, 2015, 5:13 am

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I understand the RMS St Helena will be taken out of service. Can you then no longer get from St Helena to Ascension (or vv) ?

Atlantic Star said in their last email (yesterday):

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We are also busy working on a proposal to link St.Helena and Ascension Island so for those of you who have contacted us about this service please be patient - we hope to have more details on this by October 2015.

Jul 11, 2015, 5:36 am

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Atlantic Star said in their last email (yesterday):

Thanks. Interesting. ^

And glad to see it will be a 'BA Operation' as the CEO and Director are both BA captains (as are many of the non-execs...). Maybe BA should simply do it.

Jul 11, 2015, 5:43 am

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Perhaps Atlantic Star could join oneworld

Jul 11, 2015, 5:47 am

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Perhaps Atlantic Star could join oneworld

I look forward to the '2 hours in St Helena on my TP Run' thread.

Jul 27, 2015, 7:04 am

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IATA has assigned the code HLE to the airport
ICAO gives it FHSH

http://www.airportsinternational.com...es-shape/16837
http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/confir...elena-airport/

Flights expected to begin in May.

Jul 30, 2015, 5:14 pm

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Atlantic Star regretfully announce that there will be a delay to the sale of tickets

Jul 30, 2015, 5:37 pm

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Atlantic Star regretfully announce that there will be a delay to the sale of tickets

It may be a bit unfair, but I'm reminded of the occasional series of pictures in Uncle Roger's column in Flight, to all of which are added a speech bubble saying "There'll be a short technical delay, folks!" Those who've seen them will know exactly what I mean.

Jul 31, 2015, 11:14 am

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Titan is probably getting better offers from BA

Sep 17, 2015, 8:04 am

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First ever plane lands on remote St Helena island

Oct 10, 2015, 1:37 am

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Every four weeks, the Comair flight to St Helena will be extended to Ascension Island.

http://www.sainthelenaaccess.com/new...rom-st-helena/

Oct 10, 2015, 4:48 am

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Every four weeks, the Comair flight to St Helena will be extended to Ascension Island.

http://www.sainthelenaaccess.com/new...rom-st-helena/

Now this is good news for two reasons: (a) You can visit ASI, and (b) since the airframe has an overnight in ASI, you could visit HLE for just an overnight stay while the airframe goes to ASI without you.

Oct 10, 2015, 6:18 am

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I have believed for a long time Britain has neglected its overseas territories. I hope these links with St Helena and flight every four weeks are the start of a policy of engagement. I am hoping British Airways start direct flights from the UK, and a 5* hotel opens up on the island. I think the runway length is a mistake as direct flight to the motherland are not possible with most types of aircraft. An extension to take a 767 would be lovely.

Last edited by Dean Cooperfield_West; Oct 10, 2015 at 6:38 am