Loganair ramps up Manchester to Aberdeen service 

Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, has announced an expansion of its service between Manchester and Aberdeen in response to growing demand.

The airline has added a fourth daily service each way between Manchester Airport and Aberdeen, providing greater flexibility for energy sectors passengers connecting with helicopter services to North Sea oil platforms. Scottish travellers will also see their options improved for connecting via Manchester Airport to destinations around the world via Loganair’s interline and codeshare partners United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

The additional direct service between the two cities has a flight time of one hour and 15 minutes and is operated on an Embraer 145 jet. The service will depart Manchester at 12:20 arriving in Aberdeen at 13:30, with an earlier 10.30 departure from Aberdeen for those travelling from Scotland.

Luke Lovegrove, chief commercial officer at Loganair said:

“We are thrilled to expand our offering across our service from Manchester to Aberdeen as we respond to growing demand.

“Our service between Aberdeen and Manchester provides crucial connectivity, not just between two of the UK’s largest business hubs but additionally on to the more remote communities we serve.”

Chris Woodroofe, Managing Director at Manchester Airport, said:

“We welcome Loganair’s decision to increase capacity on its route from Manchester to Aberdeen.

“This service forms an important part of our domestic network, also giving people in the north of Scotland even greater access to the more than 110 destinations across four continents served directly from Manchester Airport.”