Scottish airline admits ‘problems’
03.01.10
Scottish airline Highland Airways has temporarily stopped taking bookings to protect customers while it seeks to end uncertainty over its future, the BBC reports. Management at the airline told employees at a staff meeting that the firm was not in immediate trouble. However, the Inverness-based company was experiencing what they described as ‘continuing problems’.
Highland Airways links the islands of Colonsay, Coll and Tiree with Oban on the mainland and also Stornoway in the Western Isles and Inverness. First Minister Alex Salmond said the Scottish government had a duty to protect lifeline services, and that public agency Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) was aware of negotiations to secure fresh investment for the airline. A management buy-out of the company in 2006 was backed by £620,000 from HIE.
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