It's hardly a secret, been in the planning stage for years, Scottish Government will purchase (or lease) 2 Viking twotters and the successful pfo bidder gets to operate them. Good to see our tax dollars swelling the coffers of little airlines, not. The whole issue of air services to the isles needs looking at, too few islanders have too much say over a service which costs millions. Fast ferries were the answer around 15 years ago until the islanders started sounding off...
