St Helena Flights to remote Atlantic island begin at last

St Helena Flights to remote Atlantic island begin at last St Helena: Flights to remote Atlantic island begin at last The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic is to land shortly. A plane from South Africa is expected to touch down in the new airport, ending the island's reliance on a ship once every three weeks. It is hoped the service, funded by the UK, will boost tourism and help make St Helena more self-sufficient.