UK’s largest regional airline Loganiar has today announced that it is to expand at London Heathrow after getting 30 additional pairs of slots each week under a lease arrangement with British Airways.
The deal, which takes effect in May 2023, will enable Loganair "to develop regional connectivity from UK domestic destinations to the UK’s premier hub, offering both point-to-point access into London itself and a broad range of new worldwide connections", the carrier said, adding that the new or expanded routes are to be announced over the coming weeks.
Loganair called again on the UK Government "to reform competition remedies to make slots at Heathrow permanently available for UK regional connectivity".
"Having taken these important first steps ourselves to provide new connectivity to and from the UK regions under this arrangement, it’s now essential for the UK Government to initiate the process needed to reform competition remedies to provide access to Heathrow for the UK regions,” said Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair’s chief executive.