South Africa: Airlink to increase flights to St Helena! [update]

update (21 July 2022): Airlink has announced that it is preparing to increase the frequency of flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and St Helena Airport (HLE) on St Helena to a weekly service from 15 October 2022.  Flight Schedule with effect from 15 Oct 2022:

• 4Z 131 Johannesburg 09:00 > 13:25 St Helena on Saturdays
  (the west-bound flight includes a 30min refuelling stop at Walvis Bay, Namibia)
• 4Z 132 St Helena 14: 30 > 21:15 Johannesburg on Saturdays
  (the east-bound flight is non-stop)

The St Helena Government (SHG) has announced that Airlink is set to increase flights between South Africa and the island of St Helena. The South African regional carrier will operate weekly flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and St Helena Airport (HLE) on St Helena on Saturdays from 08 October 2022. The service will still include the monthly inter-Island service with Ascension Island and additional inter-Island flights during the peak period. Airlink flights with St Helena recommenced in March 2022. Since then the Island has seen eight flights operated fortnightly between Johannesburg and St Helena.  

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South Africa: Airlink to introduce seasonal midweek flights between Cape Town <> St Helena!

South African regional carrier Airlink is set to launch a new connection between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and St. Helena Airport (HLE) on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. The seasonal flight is scheduled weekly on a Tuesday and will operate from 03 December 2019 to 11 February 2020. The midweek flight will then revert to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg with effect from 18 February 2020 through to 31 March 2020. Passengers are now able to make bookings up until late February 2020.
The normal Saturday flight will continue to operate from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. The monthly flight to Ascension Island on the second weekend of each month will also continue as normal, with an additional Ascension Island flight in both December 2019 and January 2020.

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South Africa: Airlink to temporarily offer additional flights to St Helena & Ascension!

South African regional carrier Airlink is set to temporarily introduce a second weekly midweek flight on Tuesdays between South Africa and St. Helena Airport (HLE) on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. During the period 03 December 2019 - 11 February 2020 inclusive the midweek flight will operate from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town. The midweek flight will then revert to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg with effect from 18 February 2020 through to 31 March 2020. Passengers are now able to make bookings up until late February 2020.
The normal Saturday flight will continue to operate from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. The monthly flight to Ascension Island on the second weekend of each month will also continue as normal, with an additional Ascension Island flight in both December 2019 and January 2020.

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South Africa: Airlink to offer additional flights to St Helena & Ascension!

South African carrier Airlink is set to operate an additional 19 midweek flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and St. Helena Airport (HLE) on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean between December 2018 and April 2019. The additional flights, which will operate alongside the current schedule, are allowing passengers the options of three, four, seven or ten night stays (or indeed longer) on the island.
An additional flight is planned to Ascension Island in December 2018 and again in
January 2019 to meet anticipated demand during the peak period.

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South Africa: SA Airlink to launch scheduled flights to St Helena in October 2017!

South African carrier SA Airlink, a privately owned airline and a franchisee to South African Airways, is set to launch scheduled flights to the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean on 14 October 2017. The airline will operate flights to the newly built Saint Helena Airport (HLE) from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg via Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek. SA Airlink will initially operate one weekly flight on Saturdays on board an Embraer E190-100IGW aircraft in a two class configuration. The flight time from Johannesburg to St Helena will be approximately 06:15hrs including a half hour stop in Windhoek. In case that demand grows, the airline is considering to introduce an additional mid-week flight.

• Johannesburg 07:00 > 09:00 Windhoek 09:30 > 13:15 St Helena
• St Helena 14:30 > 18:05 Windhoek 18:40 > 20:30 Johannesburg

The stopovers in Windhoek have been scheduled in a way that the flights coincide with the SA Airlink's service between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH).

SA Airlink will also operate flights to Ascension Island. A monthly flight to the island located around 1,300 kilometres to the southeast of St Helena will commence on the third weekend in November 2017. Thereafter the flight will take place on the second weekend of every month.

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South Africa: SA Airlink to operate scheduled flights to St Helena!

The Government of St Helena and South African carrier SA Airlink, a privately owned airline and a franchisee to South African Airways, have signed an agreement for the airline to provide scheduled commercial air services to St Helena. Following the necessary approvals, it is anticipated that the new service will commence in October 2017.

SA Airlink will operate its flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and St Helena's new Saint Helena Airport (HLE) via Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek. On both legs of the journey there will be an opportunity for a connection at Windhoek to a connecting flight to and from Cape Town; this gives flexibility to passengers to go to either destination. A proving flight will need to take place and more information will follow in due course.
The initial weekly service on a Saturday will be operated o board an Embraer E190-100IGW aircraft in a two class configuration. The flight time from Johannesburg to St Helena will be approximately 06:15hrs including a half hour stop in Windhoek.
SA Airlink will also operate a monthly charter service between St Helena and Ascension Island.

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