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St. Helena’s isolation ends as air link opens

by Beatrice Debut Agence France-Presse JAMESTOWN, United Kingdom (AFP) — The first regular commercial flight landed at St. Helena Saturday, opening the small British island in the South Atlantic to the world after centuries of isolation. Around 100 islanders came out to the airport to watch the historic landing of the Embraer 190 jet which came from Johannesburg. On the tarmac, some 60 incoming passengers were welcomed by the island’s smiling governor, Lisa Phillips. “It […]