Comhairle Welcomes Loganair Announcement

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has welcomed the announcement made today by Loganair which will enhance both air services and passenger experience to, and from, the Western Isles.

From 29 April, all four of Loganair’s weekday Glasgow to Stornoway services will be operated by the Embraer 145 jet, which has been cutting flight times to as little as 30 minutes airborne since its introduction in January 2019. From 28 May, one of the four daily Stornoway-Glasgow flights will also provide a new “same plane” one-stop link from Stornoway directly to London Southend.  Benbecula flights to Glasgow on Saturdays and Sundays are also being operated by the Embraer jet.

Cllr Uisdean Robertson, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said: “This is  very welcome news and we are pleased that Loganair is listening to the customers of the Western Isles and is demonstrating commitment to improving the air services for our island communities. Shorter journeys with more seats available on weekdays will only serve to increase passenger numbers and with the introduction of the new London Southend route, we would anticipate a boost to the local economy through business and tourism.

“We look forward to continuing our productive relationship with Scotland’s Airline.”