Airline boss unveils new flight routes

Loganair is to offer new routes for passengers flying between Glasgow Airport and the East Midlands.

The airline stepped in to offer the route after the previous operator withdrew the service.

From early next year, Loganair will upgrade the number of services from Glasgow to three flights in each direction per weekday.

It comes less than two months after Loganair’s inaugural flights from East Midlands to Brussels and Inverness took-off, while the airline is also set to introduce Aberdeen flights from February.

Loganair’s managing director Jonathan Hinkles said:“This new Loganair route from Glasgow marks a continuation of the airline’s expansion at East Midlands Airport - now operating services across four routes ahead of flights to Aberdeen beginning in February.

“We’re extremely pleased to be able to safeguard these essential links between Scotland’s central belt and the East Midlands region - while also introducing a gateway to the Highlands and Islands for passengers travelling north.

“The schedules have been designed to offer maximum flexibility for customers and the jet service will be welcomed by regular travellers on the routes .”

The new Loganair service will also open up a range of flight connections from East Midlands to the Highlands and Islands, meeting Loganair’s flights to destinations including Shetland, Orkney, Stornoway, Benbecula, Islay, Barra, Campbeltown and Tiree.