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A Loganair plane due to fly to Sumburgh from Glasgow Airport has been heavily delayed after being hit by a toilet servicing vehicle on the runway. A replacement plane was flown empty from Aberdeen to Glasgow to ensure the affected passengers were able to make their way north this evening, and dep... Read more...
Loganair have said that the hold baggage allowance on their flights will soon fall from 20kg to 15kg. This came from the company's managing director, Jonathan Hinkles, who told councillors of the change at a meeting of the external transport forum on Wednesday afternoon. This change will only ... Read more...
Loganair has announced six new routes and additional flights for next summer – but the airline's direct link from Sumburgh to Manchester will be ended. (more…) Read more...
Loganair has been forced to take some Sumburgh flights off sale as an air traffic controllers' strike edges closer. (more…) Read more...
A flight bound for Sumburgh Airport was forced to return to Aberdeen on Tuesday morning after striking a bird shortly after take-off. (more…) Read more...
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...