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Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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Hubs | Oban Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 7 | ||||||
Parent company | Airtask Group Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | Inverness Airport | ||||||
Website | www |
Hebridean Air Services (Scottish Gaelic : Seirbheisean Adhair Innse Gall) is a small Scottish airline based in northern Scotland owned by Airtask Group Ltd. [1] The airline flies charter, scenic, aerial photography and scheduled flights. [2]
It is the only airline to operate a service between Oban and Islay, Coll, Tiree and Colonsay islands; routes subsidised by Argyll and Bute Council. [3] [4] Since April 2024 they have also operated flights between Benbecula and Stornoway subsidised by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
Country | Destination | Airport | Notes |
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Scotland | Benbecula | Benbecula Airport | [5] |
Coll | Coll Airport | ||
Colonsay | Colonsay Airport | ||
Islay | Islay Airport | Charters | |
Oban | Oban Airport | Base | |
Stornoway | Stornoway Airport | [6] | |
Tiree | Tiree Airport |
While the airline's primary base is Oban Airport, where scheduled flights are operated from, it offers charter services to over 40 airports and airfields within Scotland.
As of January 2017 the Hebridean Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft: [7]
Aircraft | In service | Passengers |
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Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander | 1 [8] | 9 |
Total | 1 |
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