Who said anything about Loganair making people redundant?? They're a completely different company and as a franchise of FlyBE just use the FlyBE brand and reservations capability which works very well for them. So far as I know they are doing pretty well in spite of the inclement trading conditions.
They've always charged quite a lot but if you live in the Islands or Caithness you can use the air discount scheme which offers a substantial discount to those purchasing full fares. If you need to go to one of their destinations for the day then pay up and enjoy the ride.
Sorry for the thread drift. Back to FlyBE's woes. I'm sorry the crews are going through consultation. I wish them well and hope they can find a way to minimise the number forced out.