SNP will not step in to stop cuts to Scottish island flights, Stephen Flynn says

Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn said that the SNP Government could not directly intervene, and would not offer more funding (Image: PA)

SCOTTISH Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn has said the SNP Government will not step in with funding after flights serving the Highlands and Islands were cut back.

Last month, Glasgow-based airline Loganair announced plans to scale back some services in the Highlands and Islands, with flights between Inverness and Stornoway, as well as those between Inverness, Orkney, and Shetland, to be reduced from July 19.