Loganair to continue face covering mandate

The airline which operates the Campbeltown to Glasgow flight route will continue to require customers on every flight to wear face coverings, unless medically exempt.

Loganair, the first airline in the UK to mandate the wearing of face coverings on flights in May 2020 – before legal requirements were introduced – has set out its policy in light of media reports about upcoming changes to government policy.

The possibility of different regulations for public transport across the four nations of the UK was taken into account when reaching this decision.

The airline’s route network spans all four UK nations and a clear policy across the Loganair network is designed to avoid confusion. Loganair’s policy will be legally supported by its conditions of carriage, the document of terms and conditions which underpins every airline trip in the UK.

‘Safety and security is always Loganair’s top priority,’ said Maurice Boyle, Loganair’s chief operations officer. ‘We believe a consistent policy across our route network will provide assurance and confidence for each and every customer. That confidence has been at the forefront of Loganair’s efforts to fly continuously throughout the pandemic to deliver essential connectivity across the UK. Therefore, unless a customer is medically exempt from wearing a face covering, we’ll be keeping the requirement to wear one in place on every Loganair flight. We’ll keep this under review and communicate future changes when the time is right for those to be made.’