From BBC Radio Orkney (on Facebook):
Loganair has been praised for its return to profitability following the pandemic while improving terms for its staff, as it won the award of ‘Airline of the Year’ from Europe’s Regional Airlines Association.
Judges at a ceremony in Austria recognised Loganair's efforts to reduce emissions. It's 5 years since the Glasgow-based airline last won the title. Since then, Loganair has grown into the UK’s biggest regional airline, measured by passenger and aircraft numbers.
Passengers in Orkney and Shetland have been raising concerns on social media about the number of disrupted and cancelled Loganair flights.
Here are comments from some of Loganair's passengers from Orkney & Shetland in response to that BBC Radio Orkney item:
No wonder they're low emissions, they never go!
Airline o the year? Must o been the only airline in the competition.
I think Fritzel won dad of the year at same awards.
How is that even possible
can hardly get of the island, if it was no for the ferry’s it would be like being stuck on Alcatraz.
Not to mention the soaring prices and massive delays or cancellations....maximum profit minimum customer satisfaction.
It’s not just Shetland and Orkney, Western Isles feel the disruptions too!
Reduce prices and actually go would be a help! Cant create emissions when you dont take off anyway! The knock on effect of not going is expensive for the customer as we have to find an alternative as you always manage to "sort" something just before the 3 hours window of refunds. Listen to the travellers more would also be a benefit.
After his booked flight on Friday afternoon from Aberdeen, my son eventually landed in Kirkwall at 1920 on Sunday...mibe pay attention to the passengers as much as the staff...
Is it April 1st??
And can you believe that when my brother arrived from Canada flight from edinburgh to orkney was cancelled. So 6 people were put in a hotel overnight and then 3 taxis took them up to Aberdeen the next day for a flight.