Loganair to continue running inter-isles service
January 7, 2021 at 9:57 am
Loganair’s Islander aircraft.
Loganair has been awarded the contract to provide inter-island flights in Orkney, it has been confirmed, today, Thursday.
The airline, which has been serving the isles since 1967, will continue to run the service on behalf of Orkney Islands Council for at least four more years.
The Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract provides Orkney’s outer isles with lifeline connections to the Mainland. At present, two Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, based at Kirkwall, fly the routes, carrying around 20,000 customers every year.
Although the world’s shortest scheduled flight two minutes between Westray and Papa Westray is one of the islands’ tourist attractions in its own right, the services fulfil a year-round critical role in the delivery of education, healthcare, mail and other essential services to Orkney’s North Isles.