Comair (BA franchisee) likely to serve St Helena
Mar 6, 2017, 6:08 pm
#198
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Or private (sailing) yachts. We once took a couple from Cape Town to St. Helena on our yacht. Very interesting place to visit. There are several businesses now hurting quite a bit, as they had made investments and plans with the opening of the airport and commensurate increase in visitors in mind. With that on indefinite hold...
Mar 6, 2017, 8:46 pm
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In addition to regular scheduled service by RMS St. Helena (http://rms-st-helena.com/) there are occasional yacht visits (asking around Royal Cape Yacht club might lead to a lift).
As well, passage can be booked on the Dutch tall ship Europa, which stops annually in St. Helena after her Antarctic season, on the way north from Cape Town (www.barkeuropa.com)
As well, passage can be booked on the Dutch tall ship Europa, which stops annually in St. Helena after her Antarctic season, on the way north from Cape Town (www.barkeuropa.com)
Mar 7, 2017, 2:11 am
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As well, passage can be booked on the Dutch tall ship Europa, which stops annually in St. Helena after her Antarctic season, on the way north from Cape Town (www.barkeuropa.com)
Apr 18, 2017, 5:40 am
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Piece in the Times today entitled "Stranded on the island of broken dreams".
Islanders currently stranded thanks to no airport and the RMS St Helena being stuck in Cape Town with a broken propeller.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ne...eams-h0d8r92k0
Islanders currently stranded thanks to no airport and the RMS St Helena being stuck in Cape Town with a broken propeller.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ne...eams-h0d8r92k0
Apr 19, 2017, 10:55 am
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To be fair, they would be in exactly the same position even if nobody had ever thought to build an airport there!
Apr 19, 2017, 11:10 am
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Apr 19, 2017, 11:17 am
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Apr 19, 2017, 11:22 am
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Apr 19, 2017, 11:59 am
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Added to which the RAF flights to Falklands have stopped calling at Ascension Island as the runway is potholed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...ing-ascension/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...ing-ascension/
Apr 27, 2017, 8:54 am
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Interesting interview with the CEO of Atlantic Star Airlines. Weirdly, by saying "TUIfly will initially operate your flights" it seems to imply that they are committed to using a 737, but I suspect that's a mistake by the interviewer: if the airport can't handle a 737 safely, they won't be flying one.
http://aviationtribune.com/ceo-inter...-airlines-ceo/
http://aviationtribune.com/ceo-inter...-airlines-ceo/
May 6, 2017, 4:03 am
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Article in today’s Times that the government of St Helena chartered an Avro RJ85 to fly 60 passengers from Cape Town and a similar number back since the ship used to connect the two locations is currently out of service. The flight took 6 hours as a refuelling stop was needed.
The Comair service remains suspended but the government of St Helena has put out a tender for commercial air services. So, there is a glimmer of hope.
The Comair service remains suspended but the government of St Helena has put out a tender for commercial air services. So, there is a glimmer of hope.
May 6, 2017, 4:54 am
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Article in today’s Times that the government of St Helena chartered an Avro RJ85 to fly 60 passengers from Cape Town and a similar number back since the ship used to connect the two locations is currently out of service. The flight took 6 hours as a refuelling stop was needed.
The Comair service remains suspended but the government of St Helena has put out a tender for commercial air services. So, there is a glimmer of hope.
The Comair service remains suspended but the government of St Helena has put out a tender for commercial air services. So, there is a glimmer of hope.