Security staff set off on sponsored walk for Ability Shetland
Airport security walkers set off this morning (Saturday) on a marathon walk in aid of Ability Shetland. The Sumburgh team had already exceeded their £500…
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Pandemic leaves airport modernisation at risk, report finds
Modernisation of Scottish airports is likely to be grounded because of the Covid crisis.
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Sumburgh figures down almost by half following pandemic
Sumburgh Airport has seen passenger numbers cut by 47 per cent after Covid-19.
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Updated: ‘Framework for discussion’ reached in air traffic control dispute
The union representing air traffic controllers is suspending its industrial action over centralisation following an agreement with Highlands and Islands Airports limited (Hial) on a
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Loganair to fly direct to Dundee and connect to London from 2022
Folk from Shetland will be able to fly direct from Sumburgh to Dundee from May 2022. They will also be able to fly on to…
READ FULL STORYAir traffic controllers to stage one-day strike in centralisation protest
Air traffic controllers at Sumburgh will stage a one-day walkout later this month in protest to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) plans to centralise…
READ FULL STORYCovid results in huge drop in passenger numbers at Sumburgh
Sumburgh Airport saw passenger numbers suffer a huge decline over the last 12 months as a result of the pandemic. Figures released by Highlands and…
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Aeroplane lands at Sumburgh with special cargo
An aeroplane has arrived in the isles with a somewhat unusual cargo to help a new-to-Shetland hospital procedure be carried out. The Cessna aircraft landed…
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Coastguard helicopter called out on Boxing Day
The coastguard helicopter was called out twice on Boxing Day to airlift injured workers from oil rigs and take them to Lerwick’s Gilbert Bain Hospital….
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Aircraft suffers mechanical problems after landing at Sumburgh
Sumburgh Airport is now closed to fixed wing flights after an Eastern Airways plane suffered difficulties after landing. Passengers disembarked safely from the oil and…
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UPDATED: Emergency incident over after helicopter lands safely
A Bristow helicopter landed safely at Sumburgh Airport after declaring an emergency early on Tuesday morning. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said that fire…
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Report into air traffic control centralisation is challenged by Hial
A fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
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Bergen flight resumes and Cornwall added to Loganair summer schedule
Flights between Sumburgh Airport and Bergen in Norway will resume next summer, airline Loganair has revealed. Its services were badly affected by the global pandemic…
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Variety of traffic at Sumburgh Airport
This morning (Monday) was much busier of late at Sumburgh Airport with a variety of aircraft coming and going. Ronnie Robertson’s photograph, taken just before…
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