Loganair, Scotland’s airline, has announced a major increase in new “Fare Hopper” discounted flights following the Scottish Government’s decision on Tuesday (January 8) to extend the Air Discount Scheme for a further three years.
The ADS gives residents of Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles, Islay, Jura, Caithness and North West Sutherland a 40% discount on the price of core fares.
And following Scottish Government Minister Stewart Stevenson’s announcement, Loganair is to make available an additional 50,000 permanent low fares on key routes.
A key element of today’s announcement by Loganair is the introduction of an extra weekday return flight on four key routes; Kirkwall – Aberdeen; Shetland – Aberdeen; Stornoway – Glasgow; Islay – Glasgow.
Loganair Chief Executive Peter Tierney said: “This is a very welcome announcement from the Scottish Government and gives us the confidence to launch the most competitively priced and widespread flight schedule ever offered in Loganair’s history.
“With over 50,000 more seats available on our network this summer, this is great news for leisure customers, our tourism partners and the economy of the Highlands and Islands as a whole.
“This will be of great benefit to our island customers and a real and powerful stimulus to tourism.
“The introduction of our “Fare Hopper” flights will provide guaranteed, permanent low fares on four of our most popular routes, reflecting our commitment to continually improving our scheduled services.”
The new flights are on sale now, via www.ba.com and start on March 3, 2008. Details include:
· Aberdeen – Kirkwall
Ø 50 flights every week including four daily return services on weekdays, 3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday
Ø 462 seats every week on dedicated Saver services
Ø Capacity up 14% on 2007
Aberdeen – Shetland
Ø 76 flights every week including six daily return services on weekdays, 4 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday
Ø 462 seats every week on dedicated Saver services
Ø Capacity up 12% on 2007
Ø The largest ever scheduled frequency between Aberdeen and Shetland
Glasgow – Stornoway
Ø 62 flights every week including five daily return services on weekdays, 4 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday
Ø 476 seats every week on dedicated Saver services
Ø Capacity up 23% on 2007
Ø Weekday capacity up 25%
· Glasgow – Islay
Ø 36 flights every week including three return services on weekdays, 1 on Saturday and introduction of second return service on Sunday
Ø 408 seats every week on dedicated Saver services
Ø Capacity up 29% on 2007
Ø Best ever schedule to Islay
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