BA, Loganair confirm new codeshare

British Airways and Scottish regional airline Loganair have concluded a new codeshare agreement, the two carriers have confirmed. The airlines said earlier this month they were working on a codeshare as part of a cooperative agreement that will take the place of Loganair’s current franchise operation on behalf of UK regional airline Flybe. The latter arrangement ends Sept. 1, after Loganair and Flybe were unable to agree a continuation of their agreement. The BA codeshare will enable customers from the Scottish Highlands and Islands to book directly onto services on British Airways’ global network at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and City airports. Loganair customers will be able to connect onto British Airways’ domestic services at Inverness, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen with the facility to check-in hold baggage at their departure airport straight through to their destination.  Loganair flights between the Highlands and Islands airports and Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness under the new codeshare agreement will be eligible for ticket discounts under an existing Scottish government scheme to cut the cost of transport links to some of the more remote airports in the country.    <br/>