Highland Airways update
Published: 25 March 2010
The Cardiff - Anglesey flights will not be operating until further notice. Passengers who have booked on the flights should contact Highland Airways.
The CAA has confirmed that the company was not protected by the Atol scheme administered by the CAA, and passengers who booked directly with the airline will not be covered.
However, if passengers have paid for flights by credit card or a Link debit card they may be protected by the Consumer Credit Act. If passengers booked their ticket through a travel agent they should speak to the agent.
The Welsh Assembly Government has issued the following statement:
The Assembly Government will take action to maintain North - South air link
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones says the Welsh Assembly Government will take action to maintain the air link between North and South Wales following the news that Highland Air has gone into administration.
Reacting to the development, Mr Jones said:
"This service as been a huge success with almost 40,000 passengers using it since it started. It has far exceeded our expectations and we will now work tirelessly to minimise any break to flights.
"The unfortunate position of Highland Air has nothing to do with the performance of this route and the company's problems are related to its wider business.
"We are determined to keep the link operating and ensure there is minimum disruption to passengers. We will be issuing an invitation to tender on Monday to seek an operator to provide this service in the short-term. Our aim is to restore the service as soon as possible after the Easter holidays.
"Our long term objective is to appoint a new operator with a four-year contract. We will be doing this through a further tendering process at the European level."
Goodbye Highland! And possibly goodbye Valley route
