Many routes to benefit from bus fare trial as cap set at £2
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has called on Loganair to reduce the cost of fares
However it does not look like the proposal – which comes agains the backdrop of parking charges at the airport – will be taken up
Loganair flights resumed this afternoon
There will also be no freight sailings tonight or Saturday
One councillor says he is ‘irked’ by the language used on the redesigned NorthLink website around cabins on longer sailings
However it is recommended that the idea of a tunnel between Yell and Fetlar is not taken any further at this stage
The trial, which is funded by the government, will allow the SIC to compare its performance against a diesel bus
External transport forum chair councillor Moraig Lyall said she is keen to see progression towards construction ‘as soon as possible’
