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NEWS: Loganair could face competition on some routes to Shetland. The BBC can reveal Air Charter Scotland is interested ...
10/09/2026

NEWS: Loganair could face competition on some routes to Shetland. The BBC can reveal Air Charter Scotland is interested in expanding services to the islands.

This summer, the private operator secured a £1.8m contract to operate subsidised flights from Wick to Aberdeen and Glasgow, after the collapse of Eastern Airways.

Loganair recently stopped flying between Sumburgh, Dundee and London Heathrow and has faced questions over ticket prices.

Air Charter Scotland says it's too soon to comment on specific routes but remains committed to regional connectivity.

We'll have reaction and more on the story at 17:30 on Good Evening Shetland (92.7FM and BBC Sounds).

Image credit: Glasgow Airport

📰IN THE NEWS: The cost of flights and the air discount scheme will both be discussed at an aviation summit hosted by Tra...
10/09/2026

📰IN THE NEWS: The cost of flights and the air discount scheme will both be discussed at an aviation summit hosted by Transport Scotland, Zetrans and other regional bodies. Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn says he wants the event to look at models in other countries and the role of government subsidy.

📷: PA Media

🔊Hear more in the lunchtime news for Shetland by clicking the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0dvbjsb

Two of the three 2026 BBC Scotland Journalist apprentices are from Shetland! 🎉Jessie Clubb (left) will be based in Lerw...
09/09/2026

Two of the three 2026 BBC Scotland Journalist apprentices are from Shetland! 🎉

Jessie Clubb (left) will be based in Lerwick, while Jonathan Dorrat (right) will be based in Inverness.

We’re delighted that young people in the isles are taking an interest in journalism and news. 📰

Please join us in wishing them the very best as they begin their careers 💙🤍

🔊In tonight's Good Evening Shetland with John and Ross: 📰In the news - the Scottish Government comes under fire over the...
09/09/2026

🔊In tonight's Good Evening Shetland with John and Ross:

📰In the news - the Scottish Government comes under fire over the delay in funding for flights between Inverness, Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles.

🏥The next phase of work begins to shore up the Gilbert Bain Hospital.

⛴A councillor questions if drugs dogs could make people take riskier decisions when travelling by ferry.

⛵We take a trip on board the Tall ship Solandet - which doubles as a school at sea.

🛩Hear how you could be flying on an electric plane before the end of the decade.

🔊You can listen to the programme via BBC Sounds👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00315xc

09/09/2026

🇳🇴A Norwegian tall ship, which doubles as a boarding school at sea, has docked in Lerwick.

The Sørlandet gives young people aged between 15 and 19 the opportunity to complete a school year while learning to sail and travelling the world.

Each year, the ship becomes home to 72 students, alongside a crew of almost 100 people, with young people joining from across the globe.⛵

Over the course of the school year, the Sørlandet will visit ports across the UK and Europe, as well as making the journey across the Atlantic to the Americas.🌍

The year-long programme costs €66,500, with Norwegian students able to attend at a reduced rate.

📸Iona visited the ship this morning and brings us this report.

🏥Essential repair work at the Gilbert Bain Hospital will move into its next phase on Monday, with contractors beginning ...
09/09/2026

🏥Essential repair work at the Gilbert Bain Hospital will move into its next phase on Monday, with contractors beginning to install a temporary steel mesh on parts of the building affected by water ingress.

🔊You can hear about this and other stories from around the Isles in Tuesday’s dinnertime bulletin for Shetland👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0p8q6gm

📲Also in the headlines:

- Loganair is set to receive their first electric planes by 2029.

- A councillor has asked if Northlink could review their policy with the charity Dogs Against Drugs.

- The chair of the council’s development committee says ‘huge savings’ won’t just be found by introducing charges for the Lerwick dump.

- The Norwegian flag is flying at half-mast at Lerwick Town Hall today, as a mark of respect for the late King Harald V.

- Members of the public are welcome to tour the Norwegian Tall Ship, Sørlandet this afternoon.

08/09/2026

🎥 Here’s our report on UK government investment of £30m in SaxaVord Spaceport.

Reporting Scotland | 8.9.26

📻 On tonight's Good Evening Shetland with Andrea and Iona👇🎙️ In the news: A man who left a pedestrian seriously injured ...
08/09/2026

📻 On tonight's Good Evening Shetland with Andrea and Iona👇

🎙️ In the news: A man who left a pedestrian seriously injured and unconscious after hitting him with his car has admitted dangerous driving;

🛫We challenge Loganair on the rising cost of flying to and from Shetland;

⛴️We also speak to Northlink on the day that ferry bookings have opened up until the end of 2027.

🚀How will SaxaVord Spaceport use 30 million pounds of government investment?

🏀And Scottish wheelchair basketball player, Josh Manson, brings the sport to more people in Shetland.

🔊You can listen back on BBC Sounds 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00315tv

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