Stopover on Ascension
As I understand it, there WILL be a stopover for the crew on Ascension Island.
The schedule is as per the normal weekly flight on Saturday, arriving at 1315 GMT on St Helena. The aircraft then departs at 1430 to Ascension, arriving 1630.
It then departs the next day, Sunday, at 1115, arriving back in St Helena at 1315. The return flight to JNB is then a similar time to the normal Saturday one.
As, I believe, the only hotel on Ascension closed recently following the demise of the regular air service, I assume that the flight crew will be accommodated elsewhere. Perhaps the US Base will offer a room or two - or there may be somewhere available in Georgetown, Two Boats or Donkey Plain from the British organizations on Ascension. Failing that, the weather is usually OK for camping!