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Loganair has announced a further reduction to its flight offerings over the coming months due to the increasing impact of Covid-19. The airline said that the measure came as "forward bookings [continued] to fall dramatically versus their previous levels". Locally the airline's new "emergency t... Read more...
Tonight's (Saturday's) southbound sailing from Lerwick to Aberdeen has been cancelled. Meanwhile, ferry operators NorthLink are advising passengers on this evening's northbound sailing that arrival into Lerwick is likely to be delayed until around midday Sunday. The disruption comes after both... Read more...
NorthLink passengers are being advised that tonight's (Friday's) sailings between Shetland and Aberdeen have been cancelled. The ferry operators have cancelled both the north and southbound passenger connections, this evening's northbound freight sailing and Saturday's southbound freight sailing ... Read more...
Ferry sailings to and from Lerwick tonight (Tuesday) will be subject to weather delays, route operators NorthLink have warned. Due to a poor forecast this evening's southbound sailing to Aberdeen will depart two hours behind schedule at 9pm, with an arrival expected "mid-morning" on Wednesday. ... Read more...
Ferry crossings to Bressay are currently suspended after the route's MV Leirna vessel suffered mechanical problems. Council engineers are investigating the engine fault and Whalsay's MV Hendra will take up service on the Bressay route from around 11am this morning (Wednesday). Bookings on the ... Read more...
The Yell Sound ferry MV Dagalien will be out of service for up to two weeks from the evening Friday 25th October due to planned maintenance on her propulsion system. During this period the MV Fivla will operate alongside MV Daggri, running the Yell Sound service to its normal timetable but with a... Read more...
Passengers on the NorthLink ferries should expect early departures today (Saturday). Due to high winds the southbound sailing of the Hrossey will now depart at 5pm, two hours ahead of its scheduled departure. The Hjaltland will now leave Aberdeen at 3pm and will no longer call to Kirkwall. ... Read more...
NorthLink is warning passengers of potential travel disruption over the coming days. (more…) Read more...
NorthLink are advising passengers of disruption to tonight's (Friday's) sailings. M.V Hjaltland's southbound sailing from Lerwick will depart on time at 5.30pm. However, its stop in Kirkwall has been scrapped and the vessel could arrive in Aberdeen up to two hours late. The sailing of the Hros... Read more...
NorthLink are advising customers of potential weather delays ahead of tonight's (Saturday) sailings. The northbound sailing of the Hjaltland is scheduled to depart Aberdeen on time but may be subject to delays of up to an hour arriving in Orkney. The southbound sailing of the Hrossey is set to... Read more...