Some of you expressed interest in Rockhopper’s website, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the improvement below.

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My thoughts have been with all those who have lost loved ones in 9/11 and the subsequent aftermath.

Our sadness should possibly also extend to all those involved in aviation that have lost jobs due to events surrounding 9/11.

It is back to BMI in December.

At GCI we have had in a Transavia 737 this year on a business charter.

Excellent….

I doubt Stansted would be reinstated, it never really established itself as a successful route as the yields were low.

…It follows a review of security at both airports in coherence with the UK’s Department for Transport and Saudi authorities.

At least western travellers will now get a choice of whether they would like an alcoholic drink or not, which they do not receive from the competition.

It is excellent news to see a new route from Inverness; it reinforces the need for better airlinks to the remoter regions and dependencies. HIAL has been in high level talks with airlines to participate in new routes to the Highlands so this new route compliments their negotiations very nicely.

Hopefully this new route will be marketed correctly and sufficiently. The real substantial trouble with Inverness is its situation. A large catchment area though a very sparse population. The route therefore, although only with a commuter sized aircraft, will have to have a satisfactory proportion of business and tourist passengers to make any sort of success out of it.