British Airways, Loganair confirm new codeshare

British Airways (BA) and Scottish regional airline Loganair have concluded a new codeshare agreement, the two carriers have confirmed.

The airlines said earlier this month they were working on a codeshare as part of a cooperative agreement that will take the place of Loganair’s current franchise operation on behalf of UK regional airline Flybe.

The latter arrangement ends Sept. 1, after Loganair and Flybe were unable to agree a continuation of their agreement.

The BA codeshare will enable customers from the Scottish Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airways’ global network at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and City airports.

Loganair customers will be able to connect onto British Airways’ domestic services at Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen with the facility to check-in hold baggage at their departure airport straight through to their destination. 

Loganair flights between the Highlands and Islands airports and Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness under the new codeshare agreement will be eligible for ticket discounts under an existing Scottish government scheme to cut the cost of transport links to some of the more remote airports in the country.    

New Loganair services to and from Manchester, northwest England, will also be included in the codeshare partnership, enabling customers to take advantage of new connections from points including Glasgow, Inverness and Norwich onto the growing family of BA services at the northwest hub.

The airlines operated as franchise partners between 1994 and 2008, and operated a smaller codeshare agreement even during the Loganair/Flybe franchise period.

“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’ worldwide network,” BA head of alliances Rishi Kapoor said.

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