Claim: The UK government spent £285 million building an airport on the island of Saint Helena that planes can't use.
Fact-check: UK foreign aid, and an airport that never took off - Full Fact
Verdict: about £285 million was spent on a project to design, build, and operate an airport on the island of st helena for ten years. but due to the extreme winds on the island commercial flights have been unable to run as planned.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2017-05-19T00:00:00