Have your say on air services

An online survey has been launched to understand how islanders and visitors use the current air services with the mainland.

Set up by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), the five-minute survey hopes to identify areas of importance and give air users the chance to share their experiences and outline any changes they would like to see.

Hitrans chairman and Orkney Islands Council’s chairman of development and infrastructure, Councillor James Stockan said: “The vitality and economic prosperity of our island communities relies on strong transport connectivity and this survey will play a part in better understanding the role of our air links and what steps could be taken to ensure that they meet the needs of both islanders and visitors.

“I would encourage everyone to take part in this quick online survey which will help inform the work of all the partners involved by identifying issues and opportunities for our air links.”

ZetTrans chairman and Shetland Islands Council’s chairman of environment and transport, Councillor Michael Stout added: “For those living in our island communities we all have experience either directly or indirectly of our air services and the impact they have.

“I welcome this survey being undertaken and would hope that those who live, work, and visit here would all make their voices heard as part of this work.

“As council’s we’re committed to working to strengthen our transport connectivity and I hope that this survey will provide some additional evidence to support our work for communities across the isles.”

The survey, which is open until January 3, can be found at: http://bit.ly/IslandsAirSurvey.