Flight cuts 'one of the hardest decisions' says Loganair chief

Statement from Loganair: “services from Inverness will be temporarily reduced from 19 July 2026.”

“This has been one of the hardest decisions we have had to make, set against one of the most difficult trading periods the airline industry has seen in recent years with fuel prices doubling in May alone. We recognise the strength of feeling across island communities about the future of lifeline air services from Inverness […]

Flight cuts 'one of the hardest decisions' says Loganair chief

Loganair’s chief executive has issued a lengthy statement, responding to the public outcry over cuts to island services. Doubling fuel prices are behind the decision to temporarily cut flights on the “loss-making” Inverness-Kirkwall-Sumburgh route, according to Luke Farajallah. The airline chief executive has shared hopes to reinstate full service on the route from October, if appropriate funding can be found. “This has been one of the hardest d…

Loganair plans to reinstate threatened lifeline services between Sumburgh and Inverness by October - but only if funding is found

Chief executive Luke Farajallah said the decision to temporarily close the services had been “one of the hardest decisions we have had to make”.