‘Sickness’ cancels flights

TWO flights between London and Dundee were cancelled yesterday due to “unusually high levels of sickness” among staff.

The 6.50am flight from Dundee to the capital and the 10.30am journey from London were both scrapped by the airline.

A spokesperson said: “Like many businesses, Loganair is being affected with unusually high levels of sickness at the moment, and on this occasion we were unable to operate two flights on the Dundee to London City route on Monday.

“We apologise to our customers for the inconvenience caused and offer our assurances that we are working as hard as we can to maintain our full flying programme whilst prioritising their safety.”

UK Government funding of £2.5 million was recently announced, guaranteeing the Loganair route will continue until at least 2023.

The airline, which has run the connection since 2014, also runs flights to Belfast from Dundee.