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An airline has apologised to passengers after their flight was aborted due to a collision with a bird.The bird strike occurred shortly after Loganair flight LM438 took off from Sumburgh Airport en route to Glasgow on Friday evening.The plane was forced to return to the tarmac and its 40 ... Read more...
Isles MSP Tavish Scott is calling on Unite to allow lifeline medical flights from the isles to continue through a proposed strike at Aberdeen Airport.Mr Scott has appealed to Unite’s Scottish secretary, Pat Rafferty, after workers at the Airport voted for strike action in a dispute over pay. ... Read more...
NHS Shetland has been in talks to look at an alternative waiting area for patients flying back from Aberdeen Airport – rather than what has been described by a councillor as "a drafty corridor".Health board chief executive Ralph Roberts raised the issue during a Zetland Transport Partnership m... Read more...
This winter has been “incredibly challenging” for Loganair, according to the airline’s managing director. (more…) Read more...
In The Shetland Times this week...• Safety fears as centralised air traffic control services move closer.• Strong support for a campaign to reduce plastic pollution in the isles.• 13 jobs go following Flybe's final departure from Shetland.• Guest house owner criticises "a... Read more...
Scottish Ballet has announced that it will be coming to Lerwick to give two performances of Matthew Bourne's Highland Fling. (more…) Read more...
Inside The Shetland Times this week...A driver who was rushed to hospital after a car crash has called for others to take care on the roads. Loganair has revealed it expects to make a loss over the current financial year – after taking hits following its split with Flybe. A former kirk... Read more...
Loganair has revealed it expects to make a loss over the current year - after taking a financial hit following its split with Flybe.The Scottish airline has cited rebranding, start-up costs and competition on routes from to and from Shetland as reasons for the projection.Loganair went its se... Read more...
In The Shetland Times this week...• Councillor media coaching costs SIC £600 per hour.• Tests are to begin on the White House to find root cause of problems which led to evacuation.• Loganair announces price hike among plans for life post-Flybe.• Ferry funding fall-out ahead... Read more...
It was not quite a sleigh ride together – but a group of youngsters battling cancer enjoyed a Christmas party in Lerwick, thanks to a "Santa flight". (more…) Read more...