Those of you who are interested in visiting the island need to know that it can only be done by travelling to Cape Town in South Africa and then transferring to the RMS St Helena - which as far as I’m aware is the last Royal Mail ship operating anywhere in the world. Its a great six day voyage retracing the route of the great East Indamen and the warships of the Royal Navy’s Cape Squadron of those times.
The proposed airport is no longer a going concern as the credit crunch has resulted in the project being shelved.