(MENAFN) The first planned commercial flight service to the isolated British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic has landed in one piece, ending the long dependence on a ship that sails every 3 weeks.
In a hope that the service, funded by the UK would encourage tourism and help make St Helena more self-reliant, but British media called it "the most useless airport in the world".
St Helena depends on the 52m pound/year from Britain, and officials look forward to increasing tourism which will make it more self-reliant.
A spokeswoman from the Department for International Development said: "It will boost its tourism industry, creating the opportunity to increase its revenues, and will bring other benefits such as quicker access to healthcare for those living on the island."
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