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An air traffic controller strike planned for Wednesday, 12th June has been called off by union Prospect after they received a new pay offer from Hial. Sumburgh Airport was set to close for a day next week after talks between the two sides broke down again last month. Loganair had been forced t... Read more...
Shetland Arts has announced that it will be opening a new shop in Sumburgh Airport. In a press release, the organisation said the outlet would be "selling locally made crafts" while also acting "as a box office for events" organised by the agency. In partnership with Highlands and Islands Airp... 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...
Air travel in Shetland is expected to be disrupted throughout spring and summer after air traffic controllers voted overwhelmingly to strike. (more…) Read more...
A plane carrying passengers from Sumburgh Airport flew so close to a drone that a "definite risk of collision had existed." That was the findings of a recent report from the UK Airprox Board, who monitor incidents of aircraft flying in close proximity to each other. The incident occurred on 24... Read more...
Sumburgh Airport saw passenger numbers drop last year, largely due to changes in oil traffic movements. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) says passenger movements dipped 8.5 per cent from 406,537 in 2017 to 372,064. The airport authority has put the change down to a reduction in he... Read more...
A Bressay resident has praised staff at Sumburgh Airport after criticism over the newly introduced parking charges and the situation for disabled drivers. Last week Joyce Davies, from Skeld, bemoaned the new set-up. She said drivers with disabilities had to go to fetch their blue badges in order ... Read more...
Police are appealing for information after three cars had their windows smashed at Sumburgh Airport. Each of the vehicles, which were parked in the main car park, had their door windows smashed. The incident is believed to have happened between 2pm on Monday and 6am on Wednesday. Police are... Read more...
Hial air traffic controllers have voted for industrial action as they call for a 10 per cent pay rise. The near-unanimous decision, by members of the trade union Prospect, follows the controllers’ rejection of a two per cent pay offer earlier in the year. Prospect negotiations officer Da... Read more...