Wick returns

It is probably Britain’s bleakest airport, and certainly the most northerly on the mainland, John O’Groats is back on the airline map.

Last Monday (11 April) marked the maiden flight of a new service which is now operating up to twice daily each way on weekdays and Sundays, helping restore regional connectivity from Caithness and Sutherland to the hub airport of Aberdeen. This will include an early morning Wick John O’Groats departure on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 25 April.

The flight schedule has been designed to provide maximum opportunity for connections through Aberdeen Airport both domestically and for international destination options. These include worldwide connectivity via Heathrow with British Airways and Amsterdam with KLM, Norwegian energy related connection with Wideroe and SAS, and leisure destinations via Gatwick and Luton with easyJet plus the varied direct holiday options with TUI and Ryanair.  The late Queen Mother’s Castle of Mey is 20 miles away passing John O’Groats itself.

Customers on the inaugural were treated to a wee dram provided by local distillery ‘Old Pultney’ offering a whisky tasting session and to other local food and produce from the region. The service was sent off by The Viscount Thurso and a delegation of key local business as part of the enthusiastic regional stakeholder gathering.

Now one of the UK’s longest established airlines, dating from 1996, Eastern Airways already serves Aberdeen Airport from Humberside and Newcastle in addition to a growing number of energy sector customers to Sumburgh, Shetland and Haugesund (Norway).

www.easternairways.com

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