It would have been better have gone with Atlantic Star ( who have at least visited the island and spoken to Saints and Goverment ) to bring in tourists from Europe. Most Saints have connections with Cape Town and if flights to South Africa were decided on this would have been a better destination.
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This decision seems to smack of the ongoing blundering that is common amongst the ruling classes in London and those on St Helena.