St Helena to move flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town instead
St Helena is hoping to move its sole planned departure to the island, initially from Johannesburg, to Cape Town throughout the summer months. This is following a successful period of Cape Town flights before the COVID pandemic.
The St Helena government has been holding production discussions with South African carrier Airlink regarding the change scheduled for 2024 earliest.
The island is exploring the possibility of more frequent flights from Cape Town in future. The St Helena Airport is currently served by just a single carrier from Johannesburg which is managed by Airlink.
After a study by Enterprise St Helena conducted in 2020, it was deduced that people preferred Cape Town as their location for flights rather than Johannesburg.
Source: Getaway