Passengers at Aberdeen Airport given free flights and a Tunnock’s tea cake
Scotland’s airline Loganair has gifted free flights to all passengers flying from Aberdeen to Dublin today (Sunday 30 October) as it celebrates more than one year serving the popular route.
The airline welcomed passengers at Aberdeen Airport with a Tunnock’s Teacake, which it famously serves with a hot drink complimentary onboard, and the gift of a free flight on their next trip from Aberdeen to Dublin.
With a full flight on its service leaving Aberdeen at 13:00, all 72 passengers were given Loganair Clan Points to the value of their flight, allowing them to book a further flight for free.
Passengers flying with any other airline from Aberdeen to Dublin were also given a voucher for a free flight with Loganair, providing further connectivity from the airport to the capital of Ireland.
Loganair has been operating its Aberdeen – Dublin service since autumn 2021 and has flown almost 25,000 passengers on the route during that time.
Just last month, the airline announced that it would deploy the largest aircraft in its fleet, the 72-seater ATR-72, on the service due to popular demand. As such, the airline is projecting to offer almost 50,000 seats on the route in the year ahead, almost twice as many as in its first year.
Popular with both business and leisure travellers each way, the one hour and 35-minute flight operates six times per week Sunday – Friday.
The efficiency and low environmental footprint of the state-of-the-art ATR72 turboprops has also enabled Loganair to offer a wider range of lower fares between Aberdeen and Dublin. Lead-in fares from tomorrow (31 October) will start from £49.99 including all taxes, fees and charges, representing a saving of around 18% from previous lowest fares. On Loganair flights, a 15kg checked baggage allowance and in-flight refreshments are included as standard – services for which customers have to pay more with most other airlines.
Luke Lovegrove, chief commercial officer at Loganair, said:
“Aberdeen – Dublin remains a key route for us and we are delighted that we can celebrate more than a year connecting business people, leisure travellers and loved ones in both cities.
In true Loganair spirit, we thought we would reward our customers with a free flight to celebrate this milestone. We very much look forward to welcoming passengers on board our larger aircraft from Monday to enable even more customers to enjoy the delights of Dublin!”
