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Atlantic flies to the Shetlands
27 Jun 2006
Atlantic Airways has started flights from London to Shetland.
The twice-weekly service from Stansted to Sumburgh started on 23 June and will run until the end of October.
The service was originally to end for the summer in August, but the response following an advertising campaign on the London Underground has seen the flights continue for two months.
Andy Steven, VisitShetland's director of tourism, said: 'By making our islands and famous hospitality easily accessible from London, a weekend break to Britain's most northerly islands is now a reality.'
Kent Christensen, the airline's marketing director, added: 'The new routes from Shetland open up exciting tourism opportunities for the UK's most northerly territories previously visitors to Shetland have faced complex and expensive journeys by air, or a long ferry crossing.'
The airline also offers flights from Shetland to its Faroe Islands base.
© Adfero Ltd
The twice-weekly service from Stansted to Sumburgh started on 23 June and will run until the end of October.
The service was originally to end for the summer in August, but the response following an advertising campaign on the London Underground has seen the flights continue for two months.
Andy Steven, VisitShetland's director of tourism, said: 'By making our islands and famous hospitality easily accessible from London, a weekend break to Britain's most northerly islands is now a reality.'
Kent Christensen, the airline's marketing director, added: 'The new routes from Shetland open up exciting tourism opportunities for the UK's most northerly territories previously visitors to Shetland have faced complex and expensive journeys by air, or a long ferry crossing.'
The airline also offers flights from Shetland to its Faroe Islands base.
© Adfero Ltd
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