Might have been an hour from ABZ in the days when the 61 used to do the ABZ-Captain flights! The Bristow Tigers could probably do it in 25-30mins & the 225s slightly faster still. I'm sure the rotary guys could put us right. But once you coast out at the Moray Firth it isn't that long to destination. And ABZ - Moray Firth direct wouldn't take that long either.
HIAL might hope for more heli flights, but I think once the 225s are flying again the Captain crew change flights will return to a direct ABZ operation, presuming Bristow continue to maintain the contract to do so.
But WIC might see more fixed wing/heli flights from the likes of LOG & T3 if more west of Shetland comes online (eg. Clair Ridge, Rosebank etc), especially during hook-up & commissioning phases.
Last edited by Richard Taylor; 7th May 2013 at 18:35.