Single vessel again for Yell Sound ferry service on Friday
SIC leader Emma Macdonald said the local authority had a ‘constructive meeting’ with the transport minister
From Monday the evening flight from Aberdeen will be ‘de-linked’ from Manchester services – a repeated source of delays
The council’s transport chair says the SIC does ‘not have any available staff who are appropriately qualified to stand in for sick colleagues’ at the moment
Transport partnership ZetTrans said any fare increases resulting from the transition would ‘exacerbate already existing inequalities’
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‘Utterly unacceptable’: ‘Grim’ scenes on busy ferry as passengers ‘compete for floor space’ to sleep
Transport Scotland said the boat was busier than usual due to flight cancellations – and ‘seats were available for each of the 585 passengers on board the vessel’
North Isles councillor Ryan Thomson, from Unst, said it was a “dark day” for the area
‘We still have quite a way to go in getting services to where we all want them to be’, Jonathan Hinkles adds
Staff vacancies and absences have particularly affected services to Yell, Unst and Fetlar, with disruption continuing this week
Meanwhile the 2023 fares for the NorthLink ferry service will be decided on later this year
The SIC’s Michael Craigie says the route is a ‘current priority’ for the council
UK Government’s Scotland minister Iain Stewart was recently in Faroe on a fact-finding trip
Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart said the Scottish Government needs to act fast
Moraig Lyall is keen to see the environment side of the busy brief get more air time
Airline offers an apology to passengers affected by delays and cancellations
