The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 2016-05-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect the new airport on St Helena to be opened.
Baroness Verma
There is no confirmed date for the commencement of scheduled services into St Helena airport. DFID is working closely with all interested parties to open the airport as soon as possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 2016-05-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the delay in opening the new airport on St Helena, whether the ship RMS St Helena will continue to operate beyond the advertised finishing date of 15 July.
Baroness Verma
DFID is currently in discussion with the St Helena Government to finalise arrangements for the extension of the RMS St Helena beyond July 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 2016-05-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that, when a Saturday air service begins to operate between Johannesburg and St Helena, those flights will provide connections with flights between South Africa and the UK that avoid an overnight stay in Johannesburg.
Baroness Verma
Based on the currently proposed schedule for regular flights between Johannesburg and St Helena, these will permit onward flight connections to and from the UK with a reasonable transfer time and which should not require overnight stays in Johannesburg in either direction.