St. Helena airport opening delayed by wind shear problems

Credit: St. Helena Airport Project
The opening of a new airport on the remote British island outpost of St. Helena has been delayed for an indefinite period following the discovery of wind shear problems on the approach path. The new airport on St. Helena, which lies around 1,150 miles off the coast of Angola in the South Atlantic...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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