Loganair apologises for ADS comment and reports fuel surcharge revenue
Loganair said it incorrectly suggested that removing the Air Discount Scheme would not affect passenger numbers and disclosed more than £2 million in excess revenue from fuel surcharges in the past six months.
Air Discount Scheme comment
Loganair apologised for incorrectly stating that removing the Air Discount Scheme would not affect its passenger numbers. Simon McNamara, Loganair’s head of government and corporate affairs, told the Scottish Government transport committee he did not believe losing the scheme would affect passenger numbers. A Loganair spokesperson said the company had “incorrectly suggested that removing the Air Discount Scheme would not affect Loganair’s passenger numbers” and apologised. The Scottish Government has no plans to remove the ADS, which offers islanders a 50 percent discount on flight fares and has around 88,000 people eligible.
Fuel surcharge revenue
Loganair’s chief executive Luke Farajallah said the airline remains exposed to ongoing fuel price volatility. The carrier has generated over £2 million in excess revenue from fuel surcharges in the last six months. The fuel surcharge is about £17 on flights from Jersey to Southampton and about £20 on flights from Jersey to Paris. Loganair said it is not looking to profit from the surcharge introduced to mitigate fuel cost rises.
Parliamentary appearance
Loganair will appear before the Scottish Parliament’s Transport Committee later this month.