The Master Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 18/12/2019 at 19:24, Highland Capital said: I may be imagining this but was the Dundee flight not to London City at one time? Yes, when it was operated by CityJet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I take it the Inverness to Bergen flight has been quietly discontinued... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Highland Capital said: I take it the Inverness to Bergen flight has been quietly discontinued... Looks like weekly Saturday flight summer only, starting June. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Loganair have started new direct flights between Edinburgh...and Glasgow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Loganair have started new direct flights between Edinburgh...and Glasgow. I think this is part of their Southampton route, Glasgow-Edinburgh-Southampton.A few of the airlines have been doing this lately with the likes of Air Transat doing Glasgow-Manchester-Toronto. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, spud131 said: I think this is part of their Southampton route, Glasgow-Edinburgh-Southampton. A few of the airlines have been doing this lately with the likes of Air Transat doing Glasgow-Manchester-Toronto. Yeah, they used to do East Midlands (I think) - Inverness - Bergen and Inverness - Orkney - Shetland. Really hope they survive Covid, they must be struggling. I go to Birmingham quite regularly from Inverness, used to be packed, went a couple of months ago and there were about 8 passengers in each direction, they cancelled the route shortly after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Yeah, they used to do East Midlands (I think) - Inverness - Bergen and Inverness - Orkney - Shetland. Really hope they survive Covid, they must be struggling. I go to Birmingham quite regularly from Inverness, used to be packed, went a couple of months ago and there were about 8 passengers in each direction, they cancelled the route shortly after. Aye Loganair are absolutely vital for Inverness Airport. If they go under, it'll be in a fair bit of trouble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, G51 said: Aye Loganair are absolutely vital for Inverness Airport. If they go under, it'll be in a fair bit of trouble. A recent oil industry presentation predicts that 2 or even possibly 3 of the 5 "proper " airports in Scotland could close due to covid, one will almost certainly be Prestwick and inverness the other, if it's a prolonged and extreme downturn then one of either Glasgow or Edinburgh could go with the offshore and Northern isles flights keeping Aberdeen secure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 minute ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: A recent oil industry presentation predicts that 2 or even possibly 3 of the 5 "proper " airports in Scotland could close due to covid, one will almost certainly be Prestwick and inverness the other, if it's a prolonged and extreme downturn then one of either Glasgow or Edinburgh could go with the offshore and Northern isles flights keeping Aberdeen secure Inverness Airport will be in trouble but it'll still survive because there should be enough PSO's to keep it going. Like, I'd imagine it'll lose a lot of routes but it'll still survive. If the Scottish Government didn't rescue HIAL it would piss a lot of people off in the Highlands and Islands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effeffsee_the2nd Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, G51 said: Inverness Airport will be in trouble but it'll still survive because there should be enough PSO's to keep it going. Like, I'd imagine it'll lose a lot of routes but it'll still survive. If the Scottish Government didn't rescue HIAL it would piss a lot of people off in the Highlands and Islands. oohh you mean like a hundred?? nah I know what you mean, the government have been propping up Prestwick for years due to it being in a bit of an unemployment hotspot so theres no way they want the headlines " the snp took oor airport away! " but perhaps money will become an issue and they have to pick their favourate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: oohh you mean like a hundred?? nah I know what you mean, the government have been propping up Prestwick for years due to it being in a bit of an unemployment hotspot so theres no way they want the headlines " the snp took oor airport away! " but perhaps money will become an issue and they have to pick their favourate HIAL doesn't just run Inverness Airport though, it runs 11 airports across Scotland, some of which provide absolutely essential transport links for rural communities. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say there's an argument that some of those airports could be construed as Critical National Infrastructure. Aside from the obvious perception issues it would cause the SNP as it centralises power and pours money into the Central Belt, these airports are simply fundamentally important to the way people live their lives. HIAL is fully owned by the Scottish Government so it would be pretty unforgivable if it went under or shut airports. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said: oohh you mean like a hundred?? nah I know what you mean, the government have been propping up Prestwick for years due to it being in a bit of an unemployment hotspot so theres no way they want the headlines " the snp took oor airport away! " but perhaps money will become an issue and they have to pick their favourate Just under a million passengers used Inverness Airport last year, it's a major tourist hub. Edited December 15, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 There's no way in fuck they would ever close Inverness airport. That's borderline insanity. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: Just under a million passengers used Inverness Airport last year, it's a major tourist hub. Yep. Assuming Inverness would be closed is just central-belt ignorance. Inverness and the Highlands is now a prime holiday location in Britain if not Europe - hotel rooms in the summer months can be minimum £200 and there's currently about three new hotels being built (with plans for more). The idea that it'd be closed to passengers and the lifeline services moved elsewhere is madness. Edited December 15, 2020 by Highland Capital 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Highland Capital said: Yep. Assuming Inverness would be closed is just central-belt ignorance. Inverness and the Highlands is now a prime holiday location in Britain if not Europe - hotel rooms in the summer months can be minimum £200 and there's currently about three new hotels being built (with plans for more). The idea that it'd be closed to passengers and the lifeline services moved elsewhere is madness. Are they still building that hotel opposite the airport? They were well into it last time I flew in but that's the type of project that gets suspended when the bad times hit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, G51 said: Are they still building that hotel opposite the airport? They were well into it last time I flew in but that's the type of project that gets suspended when the bad times hit. It opened in July. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 minute ago, TheScarf said: It opened in July. Jesus. I've been away too long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 They're also either building or about to start building a railway station at Inverness Airport as well. Hardly something they'd do if it was going to be closed... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G51 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Highland Capital said: They're also either building or about to start building a railway station at Inverness Airport as well. Hardly something they'd do if it was going to be closed... Was there not plans for a pile of new houses next to it as well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Highland Capital said: They're also either building or about to start building a railway station at Inverness Airport as well. Hardly something they'd do if it was going to be closed... Due to open in 2023 apparently, on the Inverness to Aberdeen line unsurprisingly. 1 hour ago, G51 said: Was there not plans for a pile of new houses next to it as well? Yes, they're meant to be building the 'new' Tornagrain all the way down to the A96 and across over onto the airport side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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