Dundee airline passengers will soon be able to fly direct to Heathrow Airport in London for the first time.
Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, has moved services that link airports including Dundee to Heathrow.
The airline has recently gained additional access to slots at Heathrow and will move its Dundee service from London City Airport.
The change could open up a wider range of connecting services, better linking Dundee to an array of global destinations.
Customers will be able to book connections to and from Dundee via London Heathrow to 97 destinations in 45 countries.
When will Dundee to Heathrow flights begin?
Same-plane services from Kirkwall Airport in the Orkney Islands and Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands via Dundee to London will also move to Heathrow.
The first flights from Dundee to Heathrow will be on Saturday May 6.
Those moves, and Loganair’s decision to switch its City of Derry flights from Stansted to Heathrow mark the largest single expansion of regional, domestic air connectivity at Heathrow in a generation.
Loganair chief executive Jonathan Hinkles described the move as a “game changer”.
He said: “Alongside excellent ground transport links into central London, the new range of global flight connections will bring new inward investment opportunities and tourism into the UK’s regions, together with enabling travellers to use their local airport to fly worldwide for the first time.”
Dundee to Heathrow flights ‘exciting’
The moves to Heathrow will mean there will be seats available on existing flights to and from Dundee.
Dundee Airport manager Derrick Lang said: “This is a positive decision in terms of air travel from Dundee, and opens up a world of onward connectivity opportunities from Heathrow for the local community.
“As the country’s first Unesco City of Design, Dundee offers visitors a host of fantastic opportunities to discover.
“The new links will be a great addition for anyone wishing to visit Dundee and the wider Tayside area.”
More efficient air traffic routings into Heathrow will cut flight times and carbon emissions.
Heathrow’s chief commercial officer Ross Baker said: “Welcoming further Loganair services to Heathrow is exciting, with UK passengers and businesses set to benefit from hundreds of onward connections around the world.
“Our domestic charging discounts will continue to support further growth in our domestic network.
“That is vital to strengthen our role as the UK’s hub airport, helping to level-up investment across the country, while connecting more people and businesses to global growth.”
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