In the weekends there is a need of some extra capacity
up to the Northern Isles, and the Jetstream is flown
as a a supplement to the 406 which normally flies
up there.
The first leg is from Inverness to Kirkwall which
is on the Okney
Islands. The runway here is shorter than what we
usually fly to, which makes it a bit more interesting.
Orkney was invaded and colonized by the vikings
around 800AD who apparently eradicated almost all
the males of the island. The Norwegian King, Harald
Hårfagre, annexed the islands in 875 and they
remained under Norwegian rule up until 1468.
After a short break in Kirkwall we continue northwards
to another former Norwegian "colony".
Sumburgh is on the southern tip of Shetland.
The approach to runway 33 here is the most interesting
approach we have around here (to my knowledge).
Shetlands history is about the same as Orkney concerning
the Norwegian rule, but the Norwegian influence
is even more clear here as far as I know. In the
terminal alone I found several Norwegian flags and
books in Norwegian.
I\ve been playing around with Google
Maps and added the airports that we have scheduled
routes to, and the routes I have flown so far (not
including charters etc)
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Scheduled routes: Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland
G-UIST parked at Kirkwall
On our way from Kirkwall to Sumburgh
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