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Old Mar 31, 2016, 8:30 am
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KLM has totally different safety instructions for flights that do not cross seas or oceans too. Seems SOP.
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Old Mar 31, 2016, 8:37 am
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Comair feature in this months Amex Platinum magazine (Departures).

The half page article talks about the St Helena route.
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Old Mar 31, 2016, 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by salut0
It seems a bit odd not to carry rafts on all flights, even if they're routes over land: isn't it possible that the plane might end up flying over water or at least ditching in a lake or river in case of an emergency (eg. US Airways into the Hudson River)?
You could always equip every aircraft for every conceivable emergency, but it's not uncommon to find risk assessments at work. For example, many aircraft don't have lifejackets on board if they're only operating overland flights (eg - IIRC - many US domestic flights, which instruct you to use the seat cushion as a flotation aid). Not carrying rafts on some flights which are not planned to have extended overwater periods is something which - again, IIRC - QF also does in some cases.
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 5:01 am
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airport looks complete and yes, there's a lounge! ^

http://whatthesaintsdidnext.com/2016...rt-is-amazing/
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 5:48 am
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Originally Posted by GaxxyFlyer
airport looks complete and yes, there's a lounge! ^

http://whatthesaintsdidnext.com/2016...rt-is-amazing/
Nice blog, also has pictures of ZS-TAE doing the calibration flights
http://whatthesaintsdidnext.com/2015...helena-island/
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 6:17 am
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Do we know when the tickets go on sale? I would love to go, though not for 7 days necessarily.

C-W-S do we have any early B2B indications from the pictures GaxxyFlyer and Calchas posted?
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 6:24 am
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Originally Posted by nufnuf77
Do we know when the tickets go on sale? I would love to go, though not for 7 days necessarily.

C-W-S do we have any early B2B indications from the pictures GaxxyFlyer and Calchas posted?
My suspicion is that your main difficulty would be the check in desk closing before you had completed immigration / customs. Probably the same staff will be used to man the check in desk and to man the gate. I don't see immigration, HM Customs nor emigration taking much time. [Although you will be an "odd" traveller with no luggage, and you are likely to be stamped out by the same man who stamps you in, which might raise eyebrows.]

If you can do a remote check in [online or from another airport], you are okay; but this a new airport with fresh-faced staff unfamiliar with ideas of back-to-backs and people treating planes like buses.

I would also surmise that the flights are likely to be sold out some time in advance. Therefore, if you miss your turnaround, you may be well and truly stranded for weeks.
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 6:26 am
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I see it's a NQY-style baggage reclaim belt!
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 6:31 am
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Originally Posted by nufnuf77
C-W-S do we have any early B2B indications from the pictures GaxxyFlyer and Calchas posted?
I will let you know in due course. (You would have to do it as 2 tickets, I suspect, and I'd guess it's non-viable for a few years until the local staff are comfortable with the concept).
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 6:36 am
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MCT information is now published for HLE

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STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE    .20  1.00  1.00  1.00
OFFLINE   .20  1.00  1.00  1.00
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So domestic/domestic you'd be fine
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Old Apr 6, 2016, 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by Calchas
So domestic/domestic you'd be fine
It's been a while since it was domestic.
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Old Apr 7, 2016, 1:22 am
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Originally Posted by nufnuf77
I would love to go, though not for 7 days necessarily.
Supposedly Comair will end up flying on to Ascension once every four weeks, night stopping, and coming back the next day via St Helena. So a brief 24 hour visit might be possible once a month.
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Old Apr 7, 2016, 4:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
Comair's preparations appear to include new safety cards:-







[All images clicky; click a second time to get the larger image directly.]
A little worried as to the flotation equipment comair will be providing on our JNB MRU flight! Armbands?
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Old Apr 7, 2016, 5:08 pm
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Originally Posted by YorkieFlyer
A little worried as to the flotation equipment comair will be providing on our JNB MRU flight! Armbands?
Good question ... maybe they don't use the same aircraft ??
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Old Apr 7, 2016, 5:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Calchas
Nice blog, also has pictures of ZS-TAE doing the calibration flights
http://whatthesaintsdidnext.com/2015...helena-island/
Back down to the concourse we go and into the public toilets which are virtually complete. Mirrors are still to be fitted but everything else is in place including sink taps triggered by motion sensors – another first for St Helena.
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