Loganair wins Royal Mail contract for Northern Isles postal service

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Loganair has been awarded a new contract by Royal Mail to operate its postal service in the Northern Isles.

The contract, commencing on Wednesday, will see the Scottish regional airline deliver letters and parcels to Orkney and Shetland.

As well as increasing the air capacity for deliveries to the islands, the contract will lead to the creation of 24 new Loganair jobs including pilots, engineers and ground staff across the country.

The airline will now have responsibilities for linking Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness and will continue its Western Isles mail service linking Inverness with Stornoway and Benbecula.


Two new Saab 340 freighter aircraft will be added to the Loganair fleet which will be used exclusively by the Royal Mail's network.

Euan McMurdo, Royal Mail's logistics director, said: "Royal Mail is proud to be the universal provider for mail throughout all of Scotland and serve all 2.5 million addresses in the country.

"We are pleased to be awarding this new contract to Loganair, one of our longstanding suppliers serving the Scottish islands.

"The introduction of larger aircraft on our services to and from Orkney and Shetland will double the freight capacity on these flights, which we're sure will be warmly welcomed by island residents and local businesses alike."

Loganair managing director Jonathan Hinkles said: "We are delighted to have won this contract through a new agreement with Royal Mail. It is the largest single contract award in Loganair's 54-year history.

"The creation of 24 new jobs at four locations in Scotland to support the new contract is fantastic news."