St. Helena-2
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For the sake of argument can any current type make UK <-> St Helena non stop? Maybe some high end bizjet (Gulfstream 650 or the like)? Commercial seems out of the question (you can't land a heavy there).
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Tory party grandee Michael Ashcroft has twice flown his private jet there. It's a Dassault Falcon 7X, which appears to have more than enough range to fly from Britain to St Helena. Perhaps he will offer to fly Boris there and leave him at Longwood House like Napoleon.
Operating the fight from CPT was THE sensible equation to take up the tourists (who are actually aplenty wishing to go to the island BUT for ££££ current huge cost flying from from JNB on a tiddly plane)
Comair/BA threw in the towel after buying a brand new 737-800SWL for the route and then finding the wind-shear was off limits for their Ops after a proving flight.
Nambia have refused traffic rights at WDH or permission for the fuel stop from CPT
All a take of woe really init....
Flights from the UK were mooted YEARS ago now using TUI Netherlands from LTN via BJL
Why the Dutch TUI were asked and not UK TUI, and the cost of the empty Posn flights to/from AMS-LTN-AMS, and even before that plans were with Astraeus (I think) with a 757 was going to be doing it....
That is how long this debacle has been going on for!
Comair/BA threw in the towel after buying a brand new 737-800SWL for the route and then finding the wind-shear was off limits for their Ops after a proving flight.
Nambia have refused traffic rights at WDH or permission for the fuel stop from CPT
All a take of woe really init....
Flights from the UK were mooted YEARS ago now using TUI Netherlands from LTN via BJL
Why the Dutch TUI were asked and not UK TUI, and the cost of the empty Posn flights to/from AMS-LTN-AMS, and even before that plans were with Astraeus (I think) with a 757 was going to be doing it....
That is how long this debacle has been going on for!
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Lots of nice little videos of first Titan 757 at St Helena. Looks as if it managed no problem with a test planned for around in the other direction. A 757 really is perfect for that route.
See Facebook St Helena Airport site and some on YouTube
See Facebook St Helena Airport site and some on YouTube
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Titan previously put an A318 in to St Helena, saw a flight deck video of the approach and it seemed a tad lumpy, then they did some practice approaches from both ends.
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The Nepal Airlines 757 combi might be a considered purchase for titan to operate to St Helena, depends on performance data but there we go. Thats my tuppence worth on the story.
"Icelandair would have surely had one of the prime sets of crews from around the world (along with Air New Zealand at Wellington and Loganair) for whom windshear and crosswinds are a daily event readily handled."
TAP crews who go into Santa Cruz in Madeira are the guys you want TBH - I've also seen some interesting arrivals at Ambon
TAP crews who go into Santa Cruz in Madeira are the guys you want TBH - I've also seen some interesting arrivals at Ambon
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757 is a big and expensive piece of metal to be using to St Helena, with dwindling 757 operators around willing to take on the contract.
Embraer or C-series probably better suited
Embraer or C-series probably better suited
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Well Titan previously operated an A318 ex STN with just one stop in Accra, just 32 business class seats but a fair whack of cargo so not sure how much weight restricted they may have been.
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Titan Airways will operate a further 4+ charter flights from London Stansted to St Helena and the Ascension Island with flights operating via Las Plamas. The current target dates for the flights to depart the UK are weeks beginning - 14th September, 26th October, 30th November 2020 & 11th January 2021.
One-way flight prices start from.
London – St Helena = £950
London – Ascension = £800
Ascension – St Helena = £450
https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2020/...arter-flights/
One-way flight prices start from.
London – St Helena = £950
London – Ascension = £800
Ascension – St Helena = £450
https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2020/...arter-flights/
