Airlink’s inaugural flight for its once-a-week scheduled air service to St Helena will take place on October 14. On this occasion, the aircraft will overnight on St Helena before returning to Johannesburg. The schedule thereafter is as follows:
• The outbound flight operates on Saturdays, departing Johannesburg at 09h00 and arriving in St Helena at 13h15.
• The return flight will also operate on Saturdays, departing from St Helena at 14h30 and arriving in Johannesburg at 20h30.
The schedule will be amended once a month to incorporate a flight to Ascension Island. This will commence in the third weekend of November.
Ticket prices to St Helena start at £804 (R13 453), including taxes, for an economy return fare from Johannesburg and £846 (R14 155) from Cape Town.
Initially, the maximum number of passengers on each flight will be 76. This will be made up of six seats in business class and 70 in economy. In the first quarter of 2018, Airlink plans to carry out an engine upgrade, which will allow the aircraft to carry 87 passengers on the route.
Despite media reports to the contrary, Airlink has confirmed that is domestic licence is valid.
