Transkei Transkei Transkei (, meaning "the area beyond [the river] Kei"), officially the Republic of Transkei (), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994. It was a Bantustan—an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity—and operated as a nominally independent parliamentary democracy. Its capital was Umtata (renamed Mthatha in 2004). Transkei represented a significant precedent and historic turning point in South Africa's policy of apartheid and "separate development"; it was the first of four territories to be declared independent of South Africa. Throughout its existence, it remained an internationally unrecognised, diplomatically
Skylan Airways Airport to MBJ-Sangster International Airport. The airline is available for charters to other Caribbean destinations. Skylan Airways Skylan Airways was a Jamaican airline that offered both scheduled and charter services. The airline was based at the Norman Manley International Airport. Skylan Airways flights in Kingston arrived and departed from the Norman Manley International Airport, General Aviation Centre. In Montego Bay the flights arrived and departed from the Sangster International Airport's new domestic terminal. Because of this passengers travelling domestic with Skylan Airways will not be processed by either Jamaican Immigration or Customs at either airport. It began charter operations in