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2 Farewell flight number at the main check in desk
3 Saab 340 farewell banners and posters at the gate
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eventually became some of the longest-serving Saab 340s in the fleet . Loganair phased them out and retired them within days of each other in December 2022 . |
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The aircraft enabled Loganair to fly more direct routings without stopovers . Routes such as Glasgow-Inverness-Kirkwall could become direct Glasgow- Kirkwall ones .
Loganair did not only operate the Saab 340B version . In 2003 , as a stopgap , it took delivery of two Saab 340As — G-GNTB
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and G-GNTF — the latter of which had already operated for Loganair under a short lease in summer 2001 . The Saab 340A had a shorter range , less powerful engines , and a smaller payload than the Saab 340B . The two planes , which the airline eventually turned into freighters ( G-GNTB in October 2008 , G-GNTF in January 2009 ), |
4 Boarding Loganair Saab 340B G-LGNJ
5 Saab 340 24 years farewell sticker on the front fuselage of G-LGNJ
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In summer 2005 , Loganair took delivery of its ninth , 10 th , and 11th Saab 340s . By this point , the Saab 340 was the key to a comeback . The company phased out the Shorts 360s around 2002-2004 and , at this point , the Bae System ATPs were long gone . With its fleet simplified to Saab 340s , Islands , and Twin Otters for franchise and in-house operation , Loganair was now in a much stronger position , all thanks to its trusty Saab 340 fleet .
By 2005 , Manx Airlines had ceased to exist , and British Regionals Airlines had also disappeared . Both had set the foundations of today ’ s BA Cityflyer ( CJ ). Through its British Airways franchise agreement , Loganair had taken over nearly all the Highlands and Islands routes it operated during the
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