St Helena: Airports
Commons · Question 111843 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether medical evacuation flights can currently leave from St Helena Airport following the airport regulators downgrade; and what emergency support is being provided to the
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 12 Feb 2026
The UK is actively providing assistance, working in partnership with the St Helena Government and Governor. I have been in contact with the St Helena Chief Minister to underline our support and met the St Helena Health Minister and London Representative o...