Loganair has announced new air services for Inverness, Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles next year – with links to England and Norway.
The airline is launching a new three-times weekly jet service between Manchester, Inverness and Bergen, known as the “gateway to the fjords”.
Operating on a year-round basis, it will join Loganair’s network alongside existing flights to the Norwegian city from Glasgow, Shetland and Orkney.
The airline is also introducing the first ever non-stop services linking Manchester with the three main Scottish islands – Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles.
Weekly services to Stornoway and Sumburgh will join twice-weekly flights from Manchester to Kirkwall as part of Loganair’s network, offering access and convenience for customers wishing to visit the Scottish islands as domestic tourism looks set for another bumper year in 2018.
New flights will also operate over the summer between Inverness and Norwaich from June to September every Monday and Friday, which would be attractive to fans of the world famous TT Races as their are onward flights to the Isle of Man.
The most remote island community in the UK will also benefit from the new summer schedule.
Fair Isle – where the airfield is run by the National Trust for Scotland – will receive two flights every week from Kirkwall between May and October, with onward connections to Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Manchester and Norwich.
Managing Director Jonathan Hinkles said: “We’re delighted to be launching a brand new range of services for Summer 2018 to cement Loganair’s position as one of the UK’s fastest growing and popular airlines.
“Since we started flying under our own name once again from September 1 – after nearly three decades of services under franchise agreements with other airlines – we’ve seen a tremendous response to Loganair’s strong Scottish identity and the friendly service that we offer, which includes a free 20kg baggage allowance, free in-flight refreshments and a commitment to no credit or debit card payment surcharges.”
The new services come as rival airline Flybe recently announced its service to Shetland from Aberdeen was ending next month, leaving Loganair as sole operator to the northern isle.
