Loganair and British Airways strike new codeshare deal

Loganair and British Airways have announced a new codeshare agreement, enabling customers from the Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airways’ global network.

This includes London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and City Airports, serving more than 200 destinations.

The agreement will come into effect on September 1, when Loganair begins operating as an independent airline. Loganair customers will be able to connect onto British Airways domestic services at Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, flying on a “through ticket” with the facility to check in hold baggage at their departure airport straight through to their destination.

Under the new agreement, British Airways is operating a codeshare with Loganair for the first time as an independent airline, although the two companies have had a business relationship that has stretched over a quarter of a century.

The airlines operated as franchise partners between 1994 and 2008 and have operated a code share agreement under the Loganair/Flybe franchise.

Rishi Kapoor, British Airways’ head of alliances is delighted to be strengthening BA’s business relationship with Loganair with an agreement that will benefit the customers of both airlines.

“We believe the new codeshare agreement will bring enormous benefits to the Highlands and Islands, significantly boosting the region’s economy by extending the global reach of the area’s businesses and communities through British Airways’ world-wide network with flights serving more than 200 destinations from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports,” he said.

“Additionally, it will boost the region’s inbound tourism sector by making it even easier for visitors from all over the world to travel to some of the most remote and beautiful parts of Scotland.”

Loganair’s managing director Jonathan Hinkles has said that this announcement marks a new and welcome development in the long-standing partnership between British Airways and Scotland’s airline, Loganair.

“This agreement will offer new travel options to customers connecting via Inverness and Manchester, together with excellent connections between British Airways’ global network and Loganair’s extensive services in the Highlands and Islands,” he said.