Unfortunately Loganair are in the worst possible position coming out of this shutdown. Flying a fleet of fuel hungry regional jets on many routes with weak and minimal demand is going to hemorrhage cash. They got themselves into a position when inheriting the bmi fleet of Embraers that they had to find work for them all and when you see these jets permanently allocated to short, low level hops around the Scottish islands, it’s just not going to work.
Either the Bonds are chancing their hand for Government bailout or they aren’t willing to put anymore money into the business, which in itself is telling. Either way, the business needs to change dramatically in order to survive. If there is a SG bailout then, the company needs to shed its English regional route commitments and focus on Scottish connectivity.
There’s a rocky road ahead for sure, wishing employees the best.